{"product_id":"her-first-palestinian","title":"Her First Palestinian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2022 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElegant, surprising stories about Palestinian immigrants in Canada navigating their identities in circumstances that push them to the emotional brink.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Saeed Teebi's intense, engrossing stories plunge into the lives of characters grappling with their experiences as Palestinian immigrants to Canada. A doctor teaches his girlfriend about his country, only for her to fall into a consuming obsession with the Middle East conflict. A math professor risks his family's destruction by slandering the king of a despotic, oil-rich country. A university student invents an imaginary girlfriend to fit in with his callous, womanizing roommates. A lawyer takes on the impossible mission of becoming a body smuggler. A lonely widower travels to Russia in search of a movie starlet he met in his youth in historical Jaffa. A refugee who escaped violent circumstances rebels against the kindness of his sponsor. These taut and compelling stories engage the immigrant experience and reflect the Palestinian diaspora with grace and insight.","brand":"Saeed Teebi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53095229882581,"sku":"BS-I6J-010874","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7170\/2485\/files\/9781487010874-HD.jpg?v=1770337514","url":"https:\/\/www.acornbookshop.com\/products\/her-first-palestinian","provider":"Acorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}