You Exist Too Much: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Zaina Arafat
Zaina never had a way of escaping her own self-consciousness. The more she ran, the more she needed to run. With every step she took away from her life and her home, the harder it was for her to return.
"I'm not perfect, but I'm trying to be better" is the theme of this novel. Zehra Jane talks about how she's a mix of many cultures and religions and that she was born in and still lives in London. She also discusses her parents who are refugees from Palestine. This novel is about love and motherhood, it's about getting through tough times, and it's about faith.
Zaina, a woman in her late twenties living abroad, is going through a rough time. She's been struggling with weight issues and other problems of life. Not to mention how she has lost her husband to another woman on his terms out of the blue after years of marriage. One day, she gets a message from Apollo, one of her former friends who had been married for some time now. A short correspondence turns into something bigger and Zaina decides to stay there for a while. In this foreign land she starts exploring more about herself and what she wants from life as well as from her relationship with Apollo.
The novel follows a Muslim family, the Abi-Amalas. The story begins with the older generation of the family who are mourning the death of their son, who passed away while in Saudi Arabia. The younger generation, who live in America and cannot afford to be too close to one another, mourns his passing with a secret that is kept throughout most of the book.
You Exist Too Much: A Novel is a captivating story of love, intrigue and deception. The audiobook was narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi, who did an amazing job at keeping the listener engaged and turning pages in a hurry. Amena Aziz provides a compelling and complex protagonist that the reader can empathize with while they navigate the emotional twists and turns in this fast-paced story.
You Exist Too Much is about a Jordanian woman in her thirties named Rahma. She is frustrated with her life, she has lost her mother and husband and finds herself unable to continue living in Jordan. For the first time in her life she travels out of the country with one goal-to find peace. However when she lands in America, everything changes for her. Rahma ends up getting married to an American man who is going through a divorce, which creates a whole new set of problems for Rahma.
Published Date | 2020-06-30 |
Duration | 7 hours 53 minutes |
Author | Zaina Arafat |
Narrated | Zehra Jane Naqvi |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ |