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Bird of Passage
Bird of Passage meshes romance, intrigue, scholarly wisdom, and the lively, credible feelings of a woman of the world poring over her proper place in it.
TAPESTRIES OF THE HEART
THIS AWARD-WINNING NOVEL PORTRAYS FOUR GENERATIONS OF PERSIAN WOMEN OVER A SPAN OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS. IT DEPICTS THE EFFECTS OF RELIGION AND POLITICS - EVER CHANGING IN IRANIAN SOCIETY. TAPESTRIES STANDS OUT AS A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF THE CYCLE OF LIFE. THE DESTINIES OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE INTERWOVEN WITH MANY THREADS AND THE EVENTS AND CONSEQUENCES THROUGHOUT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES. THROUGHOUT THE GENERATIONS, THESE WOMEN LIVED, LOVED, AND FOUGHT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVED IN. THOUGH IT WAS A STRUGGLE, THEY BATTLED AND ENDURED WHEN THE ODDS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY AGAINST THEM.
Iran
"This novel takes you to the land of roses and nightingales, where the larger threads of Iranian history entwine with the characters' lives... The resulting tapestry intertwines four generations: Mitra; her mother, Iran; her grandmother, Shirin; and her great-grandmother, Zahra. Each chapter follows the daily lives of these women, illustrating how they were pulled between their religion, Islam, and the modernization dictated to them by their kings. Today, many children of Persia are scattered all around the globe. Even so, they keep her close to their hearts and year for a day when Persia will regain her past glory"--p. 4 of cover.
The Girl Raised in Bull Blood
A young slave girl flees a royal Roman household into a mystical, harrowing adventure. In the mountains surrounding the city, Thea meets a master sorceresses who reveals Thea's past identity - The Girl Raised in Bull Blood.
Land of Roses and Nightingales
These are stories of a journey much like a magic carpet ride - a Persian girl's odysseys through time and space. She steps out of a dream, an embodiment of a hero and battles evil forces or solves riddles by using her wits and strengths. She serves for the good of others, consequently, in the process, she metamorphoses to a mature woman.
Mr Peacock's Possessions
An intimate, intense and beautifully realised novel of possession, power and the liberating loss of innocence, this will delight fans of MISTER PIP and THE POISONWOOD BIBLE. Oceania, 1879. For two years the Peacocks, a determined family of settlers, have struggled to make a remote volcanic island their home. At last, a ship appears. The six Pacific Islanders on board have travelled over eight hundred miles in search of new horizons. Hopes are high, until a vulnerable boy vanishes. In their search for the lost child, settlers and newcomers together uncover far more than they were looking for. The island's secrets force young Lizzie Peacock to question her deepest convictions, and slowly this tiny, fragile community begins to fracture . . . 'Intelligent, beautifully written' The Times 'Historical fiction fans, meet your new favourite author' Stella Magazine 'Beautifully written, immaculately researched and powerfully imagined' Lancashire Evening Post
Seasons of the Heart
A queen, an educator, a missionary, a pastor’s wife. Some of them single, some married, some widowed, some mothers. All of them, like women today, knew the joys and heartaches of life. But the bond that drew this generation of women together—and connects them to women today—was their heart for God and devotion to Christ. In this years’ worth of devotions, you will find spiritual insights from godly women of the past who, like us, struggled with sin, loneliness, and disappointments yet rejoiced in God’s love, mercy, grace, and providential blessings. Join them in the various seasons of their hearts and find timeless encouragement and wisdom from one generation of women to another. A...
Daniel's Story
Daniel, whose family suffers as the Nazis rise to power in Germany, describes his imprisonment in a concentration camp and his eventual liberation.
Veil of Roses
Raised amidst the confines of Iranian society, young Tamila Soroush escapes the oppression of Iran for the freedom of America, enjoying her everyday acts of rebellion against her background and capturing her new life through the lens of her camera, all the while searching for a husband who can prevent her return home. Original.
Dreaming in English
A captivating sequel to the national bestselling novel Veil of Roses. Knowing she could never be happy in Iran, Tamila Soroush took her mother's advice to "Go and wake up your luck" and joined her sister in the United States. Now, after a spur-of-the-moment exchange of "I do"s with her true love, Ike Hanson, Tami is eager to start her new life. But not everyone is pleased with their marriage, and Tami's happily- ever-after is no sure thing. With an interview with Immigration looming, Tami wonders if she's got the right stuff when it comes to love, American-style. Maybe her luck is running out. Or maybe she'll stand up for herself and claim her American dream.
