The Sand Fish (2009)
“said Gulsom.
For seven days, Gulsom and Sakina had prepared Noora for her new life: they had bathed her; lined her eyes with kohl; softened her hair and body with jasmine oil; scented her with an incense of ood peelings, amber and musk; perfumed her with rose and sandal essences; and smoothed henna on her palms and on the bottoms of her feet. And now, she was ready.
Sandwiched between the matchmakers, Noora stepped out of their home layered in clothing. Covering her dress was the silk bridal th...oub, a transparent bottle green, festooned with a splash of silver embroidery, and on her head sat her shayla and the abaya body cover. A toddler jumped into her vision, wailing his protests at a goat that had just snatched his piece of bread. She had not seen him coming and nearly tripped out of the too-short slippers Sager had gotten her, because the burka blocked the sides of her face. It was one more confinement she had to get used to. Now that she was a married woman, she had to wear it in public.MoreLess
For seven days, Gulsom and Sakina had prepared Noora for her new life: they had bathed her; lined her eyes with kohl; softened her hair and body with jasmine oil; scented her with an incense of ood peelings, amber and musk; perfumed her with rose and sandal essences; and smoothed henna on her palms and on the bottoms of her feet. And now, she was ready.
Sandwiched between the matchmakers, Noora stepped out of their home layered in clothing. Covering her dress was the silk bridal th...oub, a transparent bottle green, festooned with a splash of silver embroidery, and on her head sat her shayla and the abaya body cover. A toddler jumped into her vision, wailing his protests at a goat that had just snatched his piece of bread. She had not seen him coming and nearly tripped out of the too-short slippers Sager had gotten her, because the burka blocked the sides of her face. It was one more confinement she had to get used to. Now that she was a married woman, she had to wear it in public.MoreLess
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