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Author: Jean Sasson
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Published: 2007-03-05
Total Pages: 360
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Jean Sasson
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011-12-31
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 1446438740
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bestselling author Jean Sasson tells the dramatic true story of a young woman caught up in Saddam Hussein's genocide of the Kurdish people of Iraq. One morning Joanna, a young bride living in the Kurdish mountains of Iraq, was surprised to see dead birds drop silently out of the clear sky. They were followed by sinister canisters falling to the ground, bringing fear and death. It was 1987, and Saddam Hussein had ordered his cousin 'Chemical Ali' to bombard Joanna's village, Bergalou, with chemical weapons. Temporarily blinded in the attack, Joanna was rescued by her husband, a Kurdish freedom fighter. After being caught in another bombardment and left for dead in the rubble, they managed to flee over the mountains in a harrowing escape. Now living in the UK and working for British Airways, Joanna has told the story of her eventful life to Jean Sasson, the bestselling chronicler of oppressed women's lives in the Princess trilogy and Mayada. Love in a Torn Land is published while the world watches the trial of the notorious 'Chemical Ali', Saddam Hussein's most bloodthirsty henchman, for crimes including the genocide of the Kurdish people.
Author: Jean P. Sasson
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Samantha Silva
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 2021-05-25
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1250159105
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Best Novel of Summer (New York Times Book Review) From the acclaimed author of Mr. Dickens and His Carol, a richly-imagined reckoning with the life of another cherished literary legend: Mary Wollstonecraft – arguably the world’s first feminist August, 1797. Midwife Parthenia Blenkinsop has delivered countless babies, but nothing prepares her for the experience that unfolds when she arrives at Mary Wollstonecraft’s door. Over the eleven harrowing days that follow, as Mrs. Blenkinsop fights for the survival of both mother and newborn, Wollstonecraft recounts the life she dared to live amidst the impossible constraints and prejudices of the late 18th century, rejecting the tyranny of men and marriage, risking everything to demand equality for herself and all women. She weaves her riveting tale to give her fragile daughter a reason to live, even as her own strength wanes. Wollstonecraft’s urgent story of loss and triumph forms the heartbreakingly brief intersection between the lives of a mother and daughter who will change the arc of history and thought. In radiant prose, Samantha Silva delivers an ode to the dazzling life of Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the world's most influential thinkers and mother of the famous novelist Mary Shelley. But at its heart, Love and Fury is a story about the power of a woman reclaiming her own narrative to pass on to her daughter, and all daughters, for generations to come.
Author: Judy Rickard
Publisher: Findhorn Press
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1844093824
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The horrors that thousands of lesbian and gay couples face are detailed in this moving political and personal story of immigration and love. As Judy and Karin’s legal battles reveal, when only one half of a gay couple is an American citizen, immigration struggles are confounded by the fact that the partners cannot legally marry in most parts of the United States. With resources that outline which organizations can help and what the challenges and the realities of this situation are, this reference reaches out to couples, their friends and family, and anyone interested in assisting by offering advice and camaraderie on this subset of the gay marriage issue. Royalties from the book, which is published in association with Immigration Equality and Out4Immigration, go to groups working to overcome immigration denial for gay couples.
Author: Catherine Cowles
Publisher: The PageSmith LLC
Published: 2022-10-25
Total Pages: 389
ISBN-13: 1951936175
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Damaged. Broken. Destroyed. I’ve heard it all. A single moment of trusting the wrong person shattered my life into pieces, and my family has never looked at me the same. It’s impossible to convince them that I’m anything more than the broken girl they rescued all those years ago. Until I meet him. Ramsey’s grumpy demeanor and menacing scowl scare most of the world away. But not me. Not when I’ve seen his gentle hands soothe an abused colt or comfort a terrified mare. And when I finally get up the courage to strike out on my own, Ramsey’s there. Roommates felt like such a safe proposition until Ramsey’s lingering touches and wicked smile light a fire in me I don’t think will ever be extinguished. And he feels it, too… But just as my new life begins to take root, an evil from my past emerges from the shadows, casting a darkness on my newfound freedom. And this time, they won’t settle for pieces of me. They want everything…
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-05-05
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 0062882783
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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!
Author: C. A. Harms
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Published: 2015-07-14
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781680582116
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lily's life was anything but easy. It was always her and her brother against the world. They lost their father unexpectedly, and their mother left long ago. Until she met Tanner Parks her life was basic... Uneventful but simple. He was the unattainable bad boy... Just out of reach yet Lily longed for him desperately. He was fowl mouthed and cocky... Demanding and arrogant. But he was exactly what Lily needed... He made her stronger. He gave her the drive to keep her head above water, when everything else was falling apart.
Author: Kyra Halland
Publisher: Kyra Halland
Published:
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Three novels of fantasy, heroism, and romance, together in one ebook collection: Urdaisunia: In a land torn by war and drought and abandoned by the gods, a widowed rebel and an enemy prince walk intertwining paths of danger, intrigue, love, and war to save the land they both love. Chosen of Azara: In a quest that spans centuries, Sevry, the last king of the magical land of Savaru, searches for the woman who holds the secret that can restore his destroyed homeland to life. Sarya's Song: Disgraced musician Sarya hears strange and powerful new music on the wind. Torn between the man who loves her, whom she can never have, and a beautiful man in chains who appears in her dreams, begging her to sing him free, she must discover the meaning of the mysterious music she heard before the world itself is torn apart. Epic romantic fantasy for adults. Contains adult themes, disturbing themes, violence, language, and mild to moderate sensual content.
