The House in Fez
DIANNE NOBLE
Reviewed by Roy Murry, Author
“The clashes of two worlds” is the theme of this
engaging story of two sisters who visit their mother in Morocco after not
hearing from her for some years. What
they encounter, what they perceive to be, and how they cope with the people in
the House in Fez gives the reader an education in differing cultural attitudes.
Leaving England, the twins, who also have not been
close over the years, go to Fez to partially get away from their lives'
circumstances - both have marital problems.
Arriving, their mother has changed and so is her
living arrangement. She is now docile, married to a younger man who has another
wife half his age.
This snowballs into the fact that the husband's whole
family, his mother included, will move into the House in Fez. The twins have
never had a family, according to their narrative, which rubs the women
differently.
Muslims and Christians have deep-rooted ways of
evaluating life and how one should live it. Ms. Noble does an excellent job of
interpreting those conflicts in the story told within the pages of The House in
Fez.
It is worth the read for pleasure's sake. However, the content, the twin's narratives,
and the way their mother copes for love will keep the reader evaluating each
side's struggle to understand the other's. The ending is unpredictable but
logical.
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