Crescent

"Abu-Jaber's voluptuous prose features insights into the Arab American community that are wisely, warmly depicted."— San Francisco Chronicle Sirine, the heroine of this "deliciously romantic romp" ( Vanity Fair ) is thirty-nine, never married, and living in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles. She has a passion for cooking and works contentedly in a Lebanese restaurant, while her storytelling uncle and her saucy boss, Umm Nadia, believe she should be trying harder to find a husband. One d