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The arrival of an unexpected package inspires Bea to begin writing her story, "in the hope that [she] could do it justice, and clear [her] conscience." Years earlier, she traveled to an unnamed Middle Eastern country (certainly inspired by Syria, where debut author Robbins was a Fulbright Fellow) as a student of Arabic, hoping to read "the astonishing text" that contained a legendary love story. Having studied all 99 words for "love," Bea arrives more linguistically prepared than emotionally aw...Log In or Sign Up to Read More