A Country Called Brooklyn: Blood Feuds, Family Honor & My Sister's Murder by Hane Selmani

BLOOD FEUDS. FAMILY HONOR. AND THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH. Hane was sixteen when her favorite sister, Jariyeh, was murdered—gunned down by her husband while ringing her mother’s buzzer. Her perfect world is shattered. Raised in a traditional Albanian immigrant family in 1970s Brooklyn, Hane grew up believing Albanians were the superior race, good women were submissive, and God determined her fate. She accepted arranged marriages, female silence, and that becoming a good Nuse—wife—was her highest calling. The family says drug dealers made him do it. The husband calls it an honor killing. And Hane’s brother sets out for revenge. Nothing makes sense, but good girls didn’t ask questions—they obeyed. Read more