A review by siria
Straight from the Horse's Mouth by Meryem Alaoui

2.0

Thirty-something Jmiaa lives in Casablanca, trying to support herself and her young daughter through sex work. The first half of Straight from the Horse's Mouth has some interest to it, with its evocation of the seedier side of life in contemporary Morocco and Jmiaa's determined refusal to indulge in either self-pity or self-reflection. But as the book progressed, it became ever more disingenuous, and the shift from gritty bawdiness to fairytale ending just didn't work.