The Last Chapter

By Leila Abouzeid

The Last Chapter tells the story of Aisha, a young Moroccan woman, and her struggle to find an identity in the Morocco of the second half of the twentieth century. Her story is told through a series of flashbacks, anecdotes, and glimpses of the past, all bound up with a worldview that takes in Morocco, its politics, people, traditions, Islam, and marriage. Aisha’s troubled romantic encounters uncover the shifting male and female roles within the Morocco of her lifetime.