Susan Muaddi Darraj’s engaging debut Behind You Is the Sea weaves together intimate stories of Palestinian Americans, mainly women, living in Baltimore. Written in simple yet rich language, Behind You Is The Sea tells the stories of generations of Palestinian Americans living in Baltimore across time at critical stages of the characters’ development: keeping a baby, dealing with a troubled marriage, facing mental illness, and more. However, each deals with the interplay of Palestinian and American identities, trying to find a way to co-exist between two different cultures. The first story, A C…