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Original Title:	Die dunkle Seite der Liebe
ISBN:	1566567807 (ISBN13: 9781566567800)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Ma'loula(Syrian Arab Republic) Damascus(Syrian Arab Republic)
Literary Awards:	Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2010)

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A dead man hangs from the portal of St Pauls Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officerand he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the mans mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely and discovers the murderers motive: it is a blood feud between the Mushtak and Shahin clans, reaching back to the beginnings of the 20th century. And, linked to it, a love story that can have no happy ending, for reconciliation has no place within the old tribal structures. Rafik Schamis dazzling novel spans a century of Syrian history in which politics and religions continue to torment an entire people. Simultaneously, his poetic stories from three generations tell of the courage of lovers who risk death sooner than deny their passions. He has also written a heartfelt tribute to his hometown Damascus and a great and moving hymn to the power of love.

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Title	:	The Dark Side of Love
Author	:	Rafik Schami
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 853 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2009 by Interlink Books (first published 2004)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Novels

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While at the beginning, I had some trouble getting into the story of the family feud between two Christian families in Syria which began at the end of the 19th century and keeps influencing generation after generation, the book and its characters started to grow on me after having ploughed through the first third of the novel. While I found the repetitiveness of violence and forbidden love a little bit tiring at first, it became one topic of many in the course of the book. I truly enjoy the

I am so very frustrated with this book! The violence is repetitive. The sex is disturbingly portrayed, and it is repetitive too. There is no beauty in any love relationship. Beauty....I thought I would glimpse the beauty of the Syrian landscape. No! I thought I would be drawn into learning about Syrian history and culture. I thought I would get a feel for Damascus. All of this is lacking. There is no emotional tie between the reader and the numerous characters. You meet a character and he is

Excellent novel about Syria in the last 100 years up to late sixties. A love story between members of enemies clans, told in short sections that bring a very vivid portrait of the Syrians - the political unstability , corruption, the horrible treatment of women and political prisoniers, many many short stories of the families members, love, children and parents relations, christians and muslims, education, etc. The reading of the 800 pages was very pleasant and interesting.

A literary mosaic about the mystery that is Damascus, where every "little piece tells a story, and when you have read them they show you their own secret colours. And as soon as you have read all the stories you will see the picture." A story of forbidden love, misfortune and grief brought about by the antiquated Arabic notion of honour, and a nation's inability to come to terms with its multiplicity and embracing the richness of it's social, religious, political and ethnic mosaic.Rafik Scahmi

The main story was interesting. However, there were too many side stories. I found them distracting. I read half of the book and just couldn't drum up the interest to finish it. I think it would have been an excellent book at half of its length and more focus on the main characters.

I really enjoyed this novel, a beautiful story of forbidden love. I struggled with the first part, but as soon as we entered the world of the Mushtak's and the Shahin's I was completely absorbed by this book. Full of lovely short stories, I felt like I was sitting around a cosy camp fire, listening to each one. Don't let the size put you off, it is a very easy book to put down and pick up after a break. I found it very relaxing to read, even through the very dark and gritty chapters. The author

This was very disappointing as I was really looking forward to learning more about Syria and its history. Instead I got a couple of Christian families warring against each other and influencing generation after generation. I wanted to slap the main protagonists and tell them to get a life... The repetitive (and to my eyes, mindless) violence, forbidden love, stereotyped characters, poor writing in the end just got too boring, The continual forays back into history explaining yet another