My End is My Beginning

My End Is My Beginning by Hanan al-Shaykh is a deeply personal memoir that reflects on the author’s life, family history, and experiences growing up in Lebanon. Through intimate storytelling, she explores themes of identity, displacement, gender, and cultural expectations in a changing Middle East. Blending memory with reflection, the book traces her journey as a writer and a woman navigating tradition and independence, offering a candid and moving portrait of resilience, loss, and self-discovery.