rahels

Updated: July 26, 2026

Some of the shawls are family heirlooms, and only parted with for five-pound notes. Loud checks and gaudy colours adorn the Rahels, Donahs, Zulicas, and Miriams not in mourning, as well as the white shawls; and the procession troops to the cemetery, sallow, sad-eyed daughters of Jacob, talking a mixture of Arabic and Spanish, with a few English and Shillah words thrown in.

Isabel Savory - In the Tail of the Peacock