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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Things We See in the Light
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'In the cafe, I watch as a woman takes a photo of her plate – an impressive, glossy lime-coloured dessert with shards of chocolate perched on top. I want to feel that ease and confidence, too. Like this is my city again, and I know my way around it.

'Eight years ago, Sahar pursued her happily ever after when she married Khaled and followed him to Jordan, leaving behind her family, her friends and a thriving cake business. But married life didn’t go as planned and, haunted by secrets, Sahar has returned home to Sydney without telling her husband.

'With the help of her childhood friends, Sahar hits the reset button on her life. She takes a job at a local patisserie run by Maggie, a strong but kind manager who guides Sahar in sweets and life.

'But as she tentatively gets to know her colleagues, Sahar faces a whole new set of challenges. There’s Kat and Inez, who are determined that Sahar try new experiences. Then there’s Luke, a talented chocolatier and a bundle of contradictions.

'As Sahar embraces the new, she reinvents herself, trying things once forbidden to her. But just when she is finally starting to find her feet, her past finds its way back to her.'

Source : publisher's blurb

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Neutral Bay, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Pantera Press , 2021 .
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      Extent: 352p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 2021.
      ISBN: 9780648676966

Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.
  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Books Roundup : Small Joys of Real Life, Things We See in the Light, Lies, Damned Lies, My Body Keeps Your Secrets Ellen Cregan , Melanie Saward , Monique Grbec , Emily Clements , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2021;

— Review of Small Joys of Real Life Allee Richards , 2021 single work novel ; The Things We See in the Light Amal Awad , 2021 single work novel ; Lies, Damned Lies Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work autobiography ; My Body Keeps Your Secrets Lucia Osborne-Crowley , 2021 single work autobiography biography
The Best New Books to Read in September as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Khalid Warsame , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2021;

— Review of Empire of the Vampire Jay Kristoff , 2021 single work novel ; The Things We See in the Light Amal Awad , 2021 single work novel
'Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.' (Introduction)
Author Amal Awad Ruby Hamad , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 28 August - 3 September 2021;

'Across fiction and nonfiction, Palestinian–Australian author Amal Awad refuses to limit her work with reductive expectations. By Ruby Hamad.' 

The Best New Books to Read in September as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Khalid Warsame , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2021;

— Review of Empire of the Vampire Jay Kristoff , 2021 single work novel ; The Things We See in the Light Amal Awad , 2021 single work novel
'Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.' (Introduction)
Books Roundup : Small Joys of Real Life, Things We See in the Light, Lies, Damned Lies, My Body Keeps Your Secrets Ellen Cregan , Melanie Saward , Monique Grbec , Emily Clements , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2021;

— Review of Small Joys of Real Life Allee Richards , 2021 single work novel ; The Things We See in the Light Amal Awad , 2021 single work novel ; Lies, Damned Lies Claire G. Coleman , 2021 single work autobiography ; My Body Keeps Your Secrets Lucia Osborne-Crowley , 2021 single work autobiography biography
Author Amal Awad Ruby Hamad , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 28 August - 3 September 2021;

'Across fiction and nonfiction, Palestinian–Australian author Amal Awad refuses to limit her work with reductive expectations. By Ruby Hamad.' 

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