Author: Julia Gregson
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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India 1928. A land of heat, dust and dreams, and the promise of love ... Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beautiful but naive bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knows. Victoria, her bridesmaid couldn't be happier to get away from her overbearing mother, and is determined to find herself a husband. And Viva, their inexperienced chaperone, is in search of the India of her childhood, ghosts from the past and freedom. Each of them has their own reason for leaving their homeland but the hopes and secrets they carry can do little to prepare them for what lies ahead in India.
East of the Sun
Author: Noha Shaath Ismail
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467041149
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
"A coming-of-age tale, family saga, and nostalgic view of the fifties and sixties, Noha Shaath Ismail's poignant memoirs describe her formative years in Alexandria, Egypt, and the personal journey that lead her to the United States in 1970. International in scope, universal in outlook,her story is set against the backdrop of political and social upheaval. She writes about the loss of her homeland, the 1952 Egyptian revolution, and the tumultuous 1960s in Philadelphia with lots of insightful reminiscences about her family and her rapidly changing world. Read about Ismail's Palestinian father, Lebanese mother, Egyptian husband, and American sons, and be touched by a complex multitude of emotions - tenderness, pride, love, sadness and yearning. Here is an immigrant's tale with stories about Muslim traditions, courting habits, and a way of life that has since disappeared. Here are also the recollections of a world traveler spurred by View-Master images her father shared with her after overseas trips, who "like Sindbad. . . longed for a taste of adventure". Not least, here is the world view of a strong-minded woman of the world, whose home is Palestine, Egypt, Minnesota, Florida, everywhere, and whose personal story about loss, grace, and memory can inform our own. This warm book is a gift not just to the author's grandchildren as intended, but to all who care about family, history, and justice, and who believe in fostering possibility and creativity in a world beset by violence"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467041149
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
"A coming-of-age tale, family saga, and nostalgic view of the fifties and sixties, Noha Shaath Ismail's poignant memoirs describe her formative years in Alexandria, Egypt, and the personal journey that lead her to the United States in 1970. International in scope, universal in outlook,her story is set against the backdrop of political and social upheaval. She writes about the loss of her homeland, the 1952 Egyptian revolution, and the tumultuous 1960s in Philadelphia with lots of insightful reminiscences about her family and her rapidly changing world. Read about Ismail's Palestinian father, Lebanese mother, Egyptian husband, and American sons, and be touched by a complex multitude of emotions - tenderness, pride, love, sadness and yearning. Here is an immigrant's tale with stories about Muslim traditions, courting habits, and a way of life that has since disappeared. Here are also the recollections of a world traveler spurred by View-Master images her father shared with her after overseas trips, who "like Sindbad. . . longed for a taste of adventure". Not least, here is the world view of a strong-minded woman of the world, whose home is Palestine, Egypt, Minnesota, Florida, everywhere, and whose personal story about loss, grace, and memory can inform our own. This warm book is a gift not just to the author's grandchildren as intended, but to all who care about family, history, and justice, and who believe in fostering possibility and creativity in a world beset by violence"--P. [4] of cover.
East of the Sun and Other Stories
Author: Dean Francis Alfar
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 621010066X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
East of the Sun and Other Stories is Dean Francis Alfar's love letter to his many interests, whether it's wuxia films, fairy tales, comics, Dungeons & Dragons, and family-most of which are filtered through the lens of speculative fiction. Alfar aims for the heart and personal relationships, reminding readers why short stories can be heart-wrenching.
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 621010066X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
East of the Sun and Other Stories is Dean Francis Alfar's love letter to his many interests, whether it's wuxia films, fairy tales, comics, Dungeons & Dragons, and family-most of which are filtered through the lens of speculative fiction. Alfar aims for the heart and personal relationships, reminding readers why short stories can be heart-wrenching.
NASA Reference Publication
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Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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The New Englander
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Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Astronomy
Author: Michael Zeilik
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521800907
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The ninth edition of this successful textbook describes the full range of the astronomical universe and how astronomers think about the cosmos.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521800907
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The ninth edition of this successful textbook describes the full range of the astronomical universe and how astronomers think about the cosmos.
Bulletin
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1534
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1534
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Fairy Tales: Their Origin and Meaning
Author: John Thackray Bunce
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734073510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Fairy Tales: Their Origin and Meaning by John Thackray Bunce
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734073510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Fairy Tales: Their Origin and Meaning by John Thackray Bunce
Popular Science Monthly and World's Advance
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for ...
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Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
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Publisher:
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Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
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