Between the Hammer and the Anvil

About this book

Hend enters adulthood inspired by learning and scientific achievement, only to find her ambitions treated as a price she must pay for acceptance. Marriage places her between the hammer of family pressure and the anvil of an intrusive, harmful household. Marwa Fahmy traces the erosion of privacy and agency while keeping Hend's endurance at the centre of a social novel about coercion, dignity, and survival.