Love in a Torn Land

Love in a Torn Land
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Publisher : Doubleday UK
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105123307428
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Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Love in a Torn Land by : Jean P. Sasson

Pays attention to the fate of the oppressed Kurdish people of Iraq, recreating their plight through the eyes of Jawan, a beautiful young woman married to a Kurdish freedom fighter.

Love in a Torn Land

Love in a Torn Land
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Publisher : Trade Paper Press
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015067688369
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Love in a Torn Land by : Jean Sasson

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia" comes the story of a female Kurdish freedom fighter: Joanna of Kurdistan.

Torn from the Inside Out

Torn from the Inside Out
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 1411604741
ISBN-13 : 9781411604742
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Torn from the Inside Out by : Josephine Thompson

literary narrative domestic violence memoir; powerful literary symbolisms and metaphors, well developed characterizations and powerful emotional impact

BC Only Love in A Torn Land

BC Only Love in A Torn Land
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Publisher : Doubleday
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 9980030623
ISBN-13 : 9789980030627
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis BC Only Love in A Torn Land by : Jean Sasson

Clap When You Land

Clap When You Land
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9780062882783
ISBN-13 : 0062882783
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Clap When You Land by : Elizabeth Acevedo

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance—and Papi’s secrets—the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is a Today show pick for “25 children’s books your kids and teens won’t be able to put down this summer!" Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!

Torn

Torn
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Publisher : Orbit
Total Pages : 405
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ISBN-10 : 9780316478618
ISBN-13 : 031647861X
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Torn by : Rowenna Miller

"A gorgeous weave of romantic fantasy and urgent politics." —Anna Smith Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives In an enchanting world of sartorial sorcery, court intrigue, and revolutionary royals, a charm caster finds herself torn between loyalty to her brother and her love for a nobleman as a rebellion sweeps the land in this French Revolution-inspired debut historical fantasy. Sophie, a dressmaker and charm caster, has lifted her family out of poverty with a hard-won reputation for beautiful ball gowns and discreetly embroidered spells. A commission from the royal family could secure her future -- and thrust her into a dangerous new world. Revolution is brewing. As Sophie's brother, Kristos, rises to prominence in the growing anti-monarchist movement, it is only a matter of time before their fortunes collide. When the unrest erupts into violence, she and Kristos are drawn into a deadly magical plot. Sophie is torn—between her family and her future. In a time of revolution, everyone must take a side. Praise for The Unraveled Kingdom: “Miller places immigrant ambition and women’s lives at the heart of her magical tale of politics and revolution. I was utterly enchanted by this unique, clever, and subtly fierce fantasy. —Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne “Strong research, moral ambiguities, and an innovative magic system....A well-executed historical fantasy debut whose author has a sharp eye for detail.” —Kirkus “Miller weaves a fresh, richly textured world full of magic-stitched ball gowns and revolutionary pamphlets. The vivid, complex setting and deeply human characters make for an absorbing read!” —Melissa Caruso, author of The Obsidian Tower The Unraveled Kingdom Torn Rule Fray

Unaccompanied

Unaccompanied
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Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : 9781619321779
ISBN-13 : 1619321777
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Unaccompanied by : Javier Zamora

New York Times Bestselling Author of Solito "Every line resonates with a wind that crosses oceans."—Jamaal May "Zamora's work is real life turned into myth and myth made real life." —Glappitnova Javier Zamora was nine years old when he traveled unaccompanied 4,000 miles, across multiple borders, from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with his parents. This dramatic and hope-filled poetry debut humanizes the highly charged and polarizing rhetoric of border-crossing; assesses borderland politics, race, and immigration on a profoundly personal level; and simultaneously remembers and imagines a birth country that's been left behind. Through an unflinching gaze, plainspoken diction, and a combination of Spanish and English, Unaccompanied crosses rugged terrain where families are lost and reunited, coyotes lead migrants astray, and "the thin white man let us drink from a hose / while pointing his shotgun." From "Let Me Try Again": He knew we weren't Mexican. He must've remembered his family coming over the border, or the border coming over them, because he drove us to the border and told us next time, rest at least five days, don't trust anyone calling themselves coyotes, bring more tortillas, sardines, Alhambra. He knew we would try again. And again—like everyone does. Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States at the age of nine. He earned a BA at UC-Berkeley, an MFA at New York University, and is a 2016–2018 Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.

American Chick in Saudi Arabia

American Chick in Saudi Arabia
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Publisher : Liza Dawson Associates
Total Pages : 117
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ISBN-10 : 1939481058
ISBN-13 : 9781939481054
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis American Chick in Saudi Arabia by : Jean Sasson

It all begins with an ad in the newspaper. When Jean Sasson, a young Southern woman living in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, answers a call to work in the royal hospital in Saudi Arabia, what should have been a two-year stay turns into a life-changing adventure spanning over a decade. Over the years Jean is plunged into the hidden lives of the veiled women in Riyadh, where women are locked in luxurious homes and fundamentalist mutawas terrorize the streets. Jean meets women from all walks of life--a feisty bedouin, an educated mother, a conservative wife of a high-ranking Saudi, and a Saudi princess the world knows as Princess Sultana--all who open a window into Saudi culture and help to reshape Jean's worldviews ... the first installment in a heartfelt, inspiring memoir about Jean's thirty-year travels and adventures in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq.

The Tsar of Love and Techno

The Tsar of Love and Techno
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Publisher : Hogarth
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 9780770436445
ISBN-13 : 0770436447
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tsar of Love and Techno by : Anthony Marra

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena—dazzling, poignant, and lyrical interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war, and the redemptive power of art. This stunning, exquisitely written collection introduces a cast of remarkable characters whose lives intersect in ways both life-affirming and heartbreaking. A 1930s Soviet censor painstakingly corrects offending photographs, deep underneath Leningrad, bewitched by the image of a disgraced prima ballerina. A chorus of women recount their stories and those of their grandmothers, former gulag prisoners who settled their Siberian mining town. Two pairs of brothers share a fierce, protective love. Young men across the former USSR face violence at home and in the military. And great sacrifices are made in the name of an oil landscape unremarkable except for the almost incomprehensibly peaceful past it depicts. In stunning prose, with rich character portraits and a sense of history reverberating into the present, The Tsar of Love and Techno is a captivating work from one of our greatest new talents.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9780747585893
ISBN-13 : 074758589X
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis A Thousand Splendid Suns by : Khaled Hosseini

A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love