40 CAMELS FOR LOVE

de Alexa d´Rovn

It is a funny story with a sad background about a young girl in the Middle East. As she grows, she begins to discover her predetermined and often unfair destiny of a woman in a Muslim society. She is brave and independent, and confronts the social expectations in a sincere way. In the centre of the story there is a traditional urban Muslim family. The protagonist, Emine is a good daughter, a successful student and an open-minded person. She falls in love with a boy of her age and he falls in love with her. But soon her family goes to a village to visit a relative and there her father decides that the best bet for her will be to marry an old but rich man who, besides, is the son of his important business partner. After a long confrontation with her family, she accepts her fate, but has a plan…