Struggling with an overworked mother, an absent father, and the challenges of life within the infamous Paradise projects of suburban Paris, fifteen-year-old French Muslim Doria endures a parade of social workers, experiences a first kiss, and assumes a philosophical outlook regarding her circumstances. A first novel. Original. 75,000 first printing.
- Pages
- 179
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780156030489