At Electric Lit she tagged "nine love stories, each in a different decade of life," including:
Crescent by Diana Abu-JaberRead about another entry on the list.
Sirene is 39 and remains blithely unmarried. Despite the consternation of her loving uncle, she is happy enough working as a chef at her Lebanese restaurant, and letting male attention come and go as it will. But she finds herself drawn to a returning customer, a well-known Arab Literature professor with a deep appreciation for her food. As she begins to fall for him, Sirene slowly unravels the professor’s story—of his family, and of his tragic exile from Iraq.
--Marshal Zeringue
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