December Book Club

Date: Tuesday, December 17

Time: 7 pm

Registration fee: FREE

At Kutubna’s Book Club, you can discover new books, authors, and genres, and connect with other readers at the same time. This month's pick is The Sand Fish by Maha Gargash.

A novel of Dubai, The Sand Fish offers readers a fascinating glimpse into another corner of the world. Set in the 1950s in what is now the United Arab Emirates, the book tells the poignant and powerful story of a rebellious young woman trapped in a repressive society—as richly atmospheric a look at Middle Eastern life and culture as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Alaa Al Aswany’s The Yacoubian Building.

You can purchase this book here or at our bookstore.

Maha Gargash was born in Dubai. She has a Bachelors degree in Radio/Television from the George Washington University in Washington D.C. and a Masters from Goldsmiths’ College in London. In 1985, she joined Dubai Television to pursue her interest in documentaries. It was a field that provided extensive travel opportunities and opened many doors. Through her programmes, which focus mainly on traditional Arab societies, she became involved in research and scriptwriting, which evolved into her first novel, The Sand Fish.