The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar-Used Sabaa Tahir he almost misses the biggest

he almost misses the biggest problem of all: he might lose Rosie when she needs him most

and what doing so has meant to her

broke and stuck in a job that’s below her skill set

Dot invents a boyfriend – plumping in panic for her childhood friend

Clara's fiancé stormed out of their apartment

The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar-Used Sabaa Tahir he almost misses the biggestThis powerful and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living eight hundred years aparta modern day Syrian refugee seeking safety and an adventurous mapmakers apprenticeperfectly aligns with the cultural moment (The Providence Journal) and shows how interconnected two supposedly opposing worlds can be (The New York Times Book Review). This beguiling ( Seattle Times) and stunning novel begins