Miral Stephen J. Dubner " "The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome

" "The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome

overcome obstacles

Midnight’s Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time

including talking to God in prayer

Miral Stephen J. Dubner " "The Set-Up-to-Fail SyndromeMiral is a novel that focuses on women whose lives unfold in the turbulent political climate along the borders of Israel and Palestine. The story begins with Hind, a woman who sacrifices everything to establish a school for refugee Palestinian girls in East Jerusalem. Years later Miral arrives at the school after her mother commits suicide. Hind sees that Miral has the potential to change the world peacefully but Miral is appalled by the injustice