Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatema Mernissi

Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood

Fatema Mernissi

256 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction historical memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

“I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco . . . ”So begins Fatima Mernissi in this illuminating narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. In Dreams of Trespass, Mernissi weaves her own memories with the dreams and me...

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Moods

reflective 76%
informative 69%
emotional 30%
funny 30%
hopeful 23%
inspiring 23%
sad 23%
adventurous 15%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 25%
fast 16%

Average rating

3.88

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