"Originally published in French as Les Filles sages vont en enfer by Tohar Sherman-Friedman �Editions Delcourt, 2021." Originally published in Hebrew as: Banot �tovot holkhot le-Gehenom. �Hevel Modi�in : Kineret : Zemorah : Devir, [783 = 2023].
Summary:
"A coming-of-age graphic memoir set in the West Bank, depicting the reality of growing up in a region split by religious tensions-and sometimes violent conflict. From political protests to personal struggles with school, body image, and relationships with family and friends, Tohar Sherman-Friedman's life is an inspiring story of conflicting convictions, rebellion, and personal growth. Tohar recounts her experience as the youngest of seven children in a conservative Jewish family, navigating a life buffeted by high expectations for school performance and religious adherence at home and tense conflict in the world outside. With utter sincerity and through detailed panel-style drawing, she relates what it's like to be on a journey that ultimately takes her far from how she was taught to think and what she was expected to believe"-- Provided by publisher.
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