A review by sharkybookshelf
Silken Gazelles by Jokha Alharthi

3.0

Ghazaala and Asiya spend their childhood together like sisters until tragedy strikes - Asiya’s subsequent absence from Ghazaala’s life quietly continues to haunt her…

This was…fine. Solidly lacklustre. I enjoyed the glimpses of everyday life both in the village and later when the story moves to Muscat.

But I wasn’t really gripped by the story itself, because whilst there was a lot going on, nothing really happens. The different strands of the story were too disjointed, never quite coalescing into something cohesive.

A lacklustre story of friendship, resilient women and loss.