Das unsichtbare Band

A Bildungsroman in the best sense. In the mountains of Lebanon, Amal grows up in the strictly patriarchal religious community of the Druze. She wants only one thing: to attend school and study. To pay for her school fees, her mother bakes bread, but when her daughter is married off at fifteen, she remains silent. Undeterred, despite many obstacles, the young woman forges her own path. She learns what it means to live autonomously and to love truly. A poetic, touching text about freedom, tradition, familial bonds, and the connection that unites women.