Author Betty Shamieh next to the cover of her new novel, Too Soon.

Lisa Keating

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Lisa Keating

Author Betty Shamieh next to the cover of her new novel, Too Soon.

Lisa Keating

To be a Palestinian-American writer right now can lead to a lot of expectation to focus on identity and devastation, but in her debut novel, Too Soon, Betty Shamieh shares the story of three generations of Palestinian women trying to find love, purpose and liberation.

This episode was produced by Christina Cala. It was edited by Dalia Mortada and Courtney Stein. Our engineer was Kwesi Lee.