The Girl Who Fell to Earth  by Sophia Al-Maria

I was overdosed on Afghanistan/Taliban books, and German/Nazi occupation books, and Irish childhood misery books - so when I saw this was about a teenage girl in Qatar, I thought - meh!   Wow, was I wrong!  This book was current, poignant, enlightening, well written, and memorable.  Bedouin man speaking no English comes to America to make good; moves to Pacific Northwest & marries an earthy, self-sufficient American girl;  has children;  Father misses family & returns to Qatar.  Told from the perspective of the teenage daughter, the story is a realistic portrayal of extreme culture clash. Pacific Northwest liberalism vs. a rigid, segregated, polygamist theocracy.  Also interesting because the story ends before 9/11, so there is an undercurrent of impending disaster as the book progresses.