August 2012: Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood (Mernissi)

Post date: Aug 18, 2012 7:33:31 PM

Although our book club was less structured and did not focus on the book as much as sometimes, the group of 8-10 gathered at Saul's deli on Wednesday August 15 did start with a discussion of Mernissi's book. Several had not gotten past the first 20 pages, but those who did felt that it gathered strength as it went along, and provided a fascinating and valuable look into the lives of women in the seclusion of the harem. (I came a bit late, so did not hear the early part of the discussion, and did not read the book, so am not much of a source of information.)