The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

Historical Fiction Set In West Asia
West Asia includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. 
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Belishs Garten by Lilian Noetzel
Belishs Garten
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Lilian Noetzel

Belishs Garten

Lilian Noetzel

155 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

fiction
Mother of Strangers by Suad Amiry

Mother of Strangers

Suad Amiry

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

418 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Two Green Otters by Buket Uzuner

Two Green Otters

Buket Uzuner

344 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
In the Time of our History by Susanne Pari

In the Time of our History

Susanne Pari

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version by Anonymous

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version

Anonymous

1328 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction reference religion informative medium-paced
Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh

Wild Thorns

Sahar Khalifeh

207 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction historical dark sad tense medium-paced
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

331 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Gaze by Elif Shafak

The Gaze

Elif Shafak

252 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction challenging informative reflective slow-paced