Chapter 01 / Summary
Return to Fès
Aminareturns home for wedding.AminaBennis, a Moroccan woman living in California, returns to her family''s grand riad in Fès for her sisterNaziha''s wedding. She brings along her best friendCharlieand Charlie''s eccentric, nearly-blind grandmotherBeafor support.Aminais anxious, not just about the wedding, but about the secret she''s been keeping: she''s married toMax, an American, and her traditionalist father has no idea. The return to Morocco is both a homecoming and a confrontation with the expectations and traditions she left behind.
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