A bracing and vividly told story set against the backdrops of the
Tunisian Bread Riots in 1984 and the Jasmine Revolution in 2010, Hope
Has Two Daughters offers a glimpse inside revolution from the
perspectives of a mother and daughter.
Unwilling to endure a culture of silence and submission, and disowned by
her family, Nadia leaves her native Tunisia in 1984 amidst deadly
violence, chaos, and rioting brought on by rising food costs, eventually
emigrating to Canada to begin her life.
More than twenty-five years later, Nadia's daughter Lila reluctantly
travels to Tunisia to learn about her mother's birth country. While
she's there, she connects with Nadia's childhood friends, Neila and
Mounir. She uncovers agonizing truths about her mother's life as a
teenager and imagines what it might have been like to grow up in fear of
political instability and social unrest. As she is making these
discoveries, protests over poor economic conditions and lack of
political freedom are increasing, and soon, Lila finds herself in the
midst of another revolution -- one that will inflame the country and
change the Arab world, and her, forever.
Weaving together the voices of two women at two pivotal moments in
history, the Tunisian Bread Riots in 1984 and the Jasmine Revolution in
2010, Hope Has Two Daughters is a vivid story that perfectly captures
life inside revolution.
