London and the Culture of Homosexuality, 1885每1914 (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 39)

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Funny and touching,
brings us into the homes and lives of three main families求the Baladis, the Salamehs, and the Ammars求Palestinian immigrants who＊ve all found a different welcome in America.
Their various fates and struggles cause their community dynamic to sizzle and sometimes explode: The wealthy Ammar family employs young Maysoon Baladi, whose own family struggles financially, to clean up after their spoiled teenagers. Meanwhile, Marcus Salameh confronts his father in an effort to protect his younger sister for ※dishonoring§ their name. Only a trip to Palestine, where Marcus experiences an unexpected and dramatic transformation, can bridge this seemingly unbridgeable divide between the two generations.
faces stereotypes about Palestinian culture head-on and, shifting perspectives to weave a complex social fabric, this compelling family saga is replete with weddings, funerals, broken hearts, and devastating secrets.