![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sheryl is a practicing attorney by day and still finds time to write. I first had the pleasure of reading a book written by Sheryl Sorrentino this past March ( The Floater). "That was before nine-eleven.I mean, where you came from didn't matter so much back then." ~ pg. This is one of the few books I have read that approaches this subject in a fiction manner. It is the sad reality that people of certain cultures are viewed differently and judged. All the while, Razzi is determined to make this family a modern-day success.Īmerica changed after the unfortunate events of 9/11. ((O_O)) Sonya is playing the lifetime role of mother Aziz is trying to convert newfound stage daughter to Islam. Never mind that he is a father of two in an arranged marriage and had no idea Razzi even existed. It starts off with Razzi piercing her own ears, failing math, then leads to her finding her father Aziz without Sonya's consent. Pre-teen Razzi is enrolled in a performing arts school and going through a rebellious stage. Sonya was forced to put her dream on hold to raise biracial daughter, Razzi. Sonya Schoenberg dreamed of becoming an actress until a one-time tryst with a Muslim man led to an unplanned pregnancy. "What is this expression you Americans have about a pot and a kettle? We say something similar in Arabic: The camel cannot see the crookedness of its own neck." ~ pg. ![]()
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