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This book will make you think and re-think. High in the Accursed Mountains, in a village ruled by the ancient laws of the Kanun, Bekija escapes an arranged marriage by becoming a sworn virgin, renouncing her womanhood to live as a man. Her decision sets off a brutal chain of events, destroying her family and separating her from the one she loves the most. 📚☕🫖 This is the best among all I have read so far from the Booker Longlist of 2026. The story evolved around Bekija who turned herself into a sworn virgin Matija, the last sworn virgin in Albania, story unfolded seamlessly when a journalist came to know about the custom, the Kanum, and started taking her interview. The Kanun is a set of traditional Albanian customary laws, it has historically regulated Albanian tribal society, particularly in the northern regions of Albania and in Kosovo. The writing is nonlinear, no period and no quote, it was hard to understand who is talking to whom, when the narration became dialogue and when it ends. It was difficult to read but it was poetic, it challenges readers. The lyrical story telling transforms Bekija's heartbreaking story into a magnificent saga, it's an ode to all hearts that suffers from love, it's a tribute to all souls that longed love but choose to decline their own feelings. At some point in the story, it will give you a real powerhouse jolt, you will feel dilemma to grasp the guilty, a shocking twist turns evrything upside down. First half of the story was like a poetic landscape that opens a patchwork of emotions and then the second half was full of twists and jaw-dropping revelation. You will be forced to stop reading and pondering over the story, it will make you re-think and re-adjust your thoughts and all the previous understanding. In the end everyone received what they deserves. For me it's 4.5/5 #Theladylivesinbook The Booker Award, Longlist, She Who Remains,

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