Huda Al-Marashi at Elliott Bay Book Company

When Huda Al-Marashi meets Hadi, the boy she will ultimately marry, she is six years old. Both are the American-born children of Iraqi immigrants, who grew up on opposite ends of California. Hadi considers Huda his childhood sweetheart, the first and only girl he’s ever loved, but Huda needs proof that she is more than just the girl Hadi’s mother has chosen for her son. Tonight Huda Al-Marashi shares the story told in her memoir, First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story (Prometheus).  Come hear her read from parts of her book and answer questions at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle.