The Bitter Orange Tree tells the story of Omani student Zuhur at a British university as she reflects on her relationship with her grandmother, who passed away just after Zuhur left the country. Bint Amir is not, we learn, related to Zuhur by blood - but by an emotional bond far stronger; as the historical narrative of the grandmother's challenged circumstances unfurls, so too does the story of Zuhur's lonely and unfulfilled present, one narrative segueing into another as social status, wealth, desire and female agency are explored in a literary tour de force.
- ISBN10 147119390X
- ISBN13 9781471193903
- Publish Date 9 June 2022 (first published 10 May 2022)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Imprint Scribner UK
- Edition Export/Airside
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 160
- Language English