![]() ![]() After a steamy overnight, Tala finds herself caught between Leyla, about whom she feels she could develop sincere feelings, and her fiancee Hani, who is perfect in almost every way–except that he’s a man. Although Leyla is antagonized by Tala’s blunt questioning of her Muslim faith at their first meeting, they soon find out that they have more in common than they might have suspected, including a predisposition toward the company of women. Both women are independent thinkers who struggle to find their place among more traditional family members. ![]() ![]() Her counterpart is Leyla, a British Indian woman and fledgling novelist who is dating Tala’s best friend in London. Tala makes her home primarily in London but, as the action opens, is preparing to celebrate at her fourth engagement party in Jordan. The story focuses on Tala, a young woman of Palestinian descent whose family is among Jordan’s elite. In the interest of getting a fuller picture, I also watched the film, and I’m here to report that the book was the better of the two, thanks largely to the absence of actors ![]() It also features a cast of almost exclusively non-white characters, which I found refreshing. It was adapted from the screenplay of Sharif’s recent film of the same name, which is unusual–generally the movies are created from the books. I Can’t Think Straight, a novel by Shamim Sarif, is a rarity among lesbian romances. ![]()
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