Author: Nelofer Pazira
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307370860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
As a young girl growing up in 1970s Afghanistan, Nelofer Pazira seems destined for a bright future. The daughter of liberal-minded professionals, she enjoys a safe, loving and privileged life. Some of her early memories include convivial family picnics and New Years’ celebrations overlooking the thousands of red flowers that carpet the hills of Mazar. But Nelofer’s world is shattered when she is just five and her father is imprisoned for refusing to support the communist party. This episode plants a “seed of anger” in her, which is given plenty of opportunity to grow as the years unfold. In 1979, the Soviets invade Afghanistan beginning a ten-year occupation. The country becomes an armed camp with Russians fighting U.S.-backed mujahidin fighters while trying to impose military rule. For Nelofer, daily life includes an endless succession of tanks, rockets screaming overhead and explosions in the street. During this time, she and her best friend, Dyana, seek refuge in their love of poetry. At eleven, the two girls throw stones at Soviet tanks and plot other acts of rebellion at the local school. As Nelofer gets older, she joins the resistance movement, distributes contraband books, studies guerilla warfare and hides a gun in her parent’s mint garden. When Nelofer’s younger brother comes home from school in military garb, the family finally decides to flee Afghanistan. What follows is a perilous, clandestine journey across rugged mountains into Pakistan. But the life of a refugee is not what Nelofer expects. Though she once idealized the mujahidin as freedom fighters, she is shocked, as a woman, to find herself stripped of her personal freedom in their midst. In 1990, Nelofer and her family are offered refugee status in Canada. Here she corresponds with her friend Dyana, whose letters reveal the increasing oppression of life under the Taliban. Fearing that her friend will kill herself, Pazira returns to Afghanistan to rescue her. This search becomes the basis for the acclaimed film Kandahar. Her journey to discover Dyana’s tragedy leads her finally to Russia, the land of her enemy, where she confronts the legacy of the Soviet invasion of her homeland first-hand. A Bed of Red Flowers is a gripping, heart-rending story about a country caught in a struggle of the superpowers – and of the real people behind the politics. Universally acclaimed for its astute insights and extraordinary humanity, Pazira’s memoir won the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize for 2005.The Winnipeg Free Press writes: “Powerfully written, A Bed of Red Flowers is a rare account of a misunderstood country and its intrepid people, trying to live ordinary lives under extraordinary circumstances.” The Gazette (Montreal) describes the book as “an outpouring of passionate non-fiction that captivates like the tales of Sheherazade.… It’s a remarkable journey. An inspiring read.”
A Bed of Red Flowers
Author: Nelofer Pazira
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307370860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
As a young girl growing up in 1970s Afghanistan, Nelofer Pazira seems destined for a bright future. The daughter of liberal-minded professionals, she enjoys a safe, loving and privileged life. Some of her early memories include convivial family picnics and New Years’ celebrations overlooking the thousands of red flowers that carpet the hills of Mazar. But Nelofer’s world is shattered when she is just five and her father is imprisoned for refusing to support the communist party. This episode plants a “seed of anger” in her, which is given plenty of opportunity to grow as the years unfold. In 1979, the Soviets invade Afghanistan beginning a ten-year occupation. The country becomes an armed camp with Russians fighting U.S.-backed mujahidin fighters while trying to impose military rule. For Nelofer, daily life includes an endless succession of tanks, rockets screaming overhead and explosions in the street. During this time, she and her best friend, Dyana, seek refuge in their love of poetry. At eleven, the two girls throw stones at Soviet tanks and plot other acts of rebellion at the local school. As Nelofer gets older, she joins the resistance movement, distributes contraband books, studies guerilla warfare and hides a gun in her parent’s mint garden. When Nelofer’s younger brother comes home from school in military garb, the family finally decides to flee Afghanistan. What follows is a perilous, clandestine journey across rugged mountains into Pakistan. But the life of a refugee is not what Nelofer expects. Though she once idealized the mujahidin as freedom fighters, she is shocked, as a woman, to find herself stripped of her personal freedom in their midst. In 1990, Nelofer and her family are offered refugee status in Canada. Here she corresponds with her friend Dyana, whose letters reveal the increasing oppression of life under the Taliban. Fearing that her friend will kill herself, Pazira returns to Afghanistan to rescue her. This search becomes the basis for the acclaimed film Kandahar. Her journey to discover Dyana’s tragedy leads her finally to Russia, the land of her enemy, where she confronts the legacy of the Soviet invasion of her homeland first-hand. A Bed of Red Flowers is a gripping, heart-rending story about a country caught in a struggle of the superpowers – and of the real people behind the politics. Universally acclaimed for its astute insights and extraordinary humanity, Pazira’s memoir won the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize for 2005.The Winnipeg Free Press writes: “Powerfully written, A Bed of Red Flowers is a rare account of a misunderstood country and its intrepid people, trying to live ordinary lives under extraordinary circumstances.” The Gazette (Montreal) describes the book as “an outpouring of passionate non-fiction that captivates like the tales of Sheherazade.… It’s a remarkable journey. An inspiring read.”
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307370860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
As a young girl growing up in 1970s Afghanistan, Nelofer Pazira seems destined for a bright future. The daughter of liberal-minded professionals, she enjoys a safe, loving and privileged life. Some of her early memories include convivial family picnics and New Years’ celebrations overlooking the thousands of red flowers that carpet the hills of Mazar. But Nelofer’s world is shattered when she is just five and her father is imprisoned for refusing to support the communist party. This episode plants a “seed of anger” in her, which is given plenty of opportunity to grow as the years unfold. In 1979, the Soviets invade Afghanistan beginning a ten-year occupation. The country becomes an armed camp with Russians fighting U.S.-backed mujahidin fighters while trying to impose military rule. For Nelofer, daily life includes an endless succession of tanks, rockets screaming overhead and explosions in the street. During this time, she and her best friend, Dyana, seek refuge in their love of poetry. At eleven, the two girls throw stones at Soviet tanks and plot other acts of rebellion at the local school. As Nelofer gets older, she joins the resistance movement, distributes contraband books, studies guerilla warfare and hides a gun in her parent’s mint garden. When Nelofer’s younger brother comes home from school in military garb, the family finally decides to flee Afghanistan. What follows is a perilous, clandestine journey across rugged mountains into Pakistan. But the life of a refugee is not what Nelofer expects. Though she once idealized the mujahidin as freedom fighters, she is shocked, as a woman, to find herself stripped of her personal freedom in their midst. In 1990, Nelofer and her family are offered refugee status in Canada. Here she corresponds with her friend Dyana, whose letters reveal the increasing oppression of life under the Taliban. Fearing that her friend will kill herself, Pazira returns to Afghanistan to rescue her. This search becomes the basis for the acclaimed film Kandahar. Her journey to discover Dyana’s tragedy leads her finally to Russia, the land of her enemy, where she confronts the legacy of the Soviet invasion of her homeland first-hand. A Bed of Red Flowers is a gripping, heart-rending story about a country caught in a struggle of the superpowers – and of the real people behind the politics. Universally acclaimed for its astute insights and extraordinary humanity, Pazira’s memoir won the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize for 2005.The Winnipeg Free Press writes: “Powerfully written, A Bed of Red Flowers is a rare account of a misunderstood country and its intrepid people, trying to live ordinary lives under extraordinary circumstances.” The Gazette (Montreal) describes the book as “an outpouring of passionate non-fiction that captivates like the tales of Sheherazade.… It’s a remarkable journey. An inspiring read.”
Biology for CXC
Author: M.B.V. Roberts
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780175663064
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Biology for CXC is a comprehensive course for students in their fourth and fifth years of secondary school who are preparing for the CXC Examinations in Biology. The book has seven main sections, each divided into smaller self contained units to allow a flexible approach to teaching and learning.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780175663064
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Biology for CXC is a comprehensive course for students in their fourth and fifth years of secondary school who are preparing for the CXC Examinations in Biology. The book has seven main sections, each divided into smaller self contained units to allow a flexible approach to teaching and learning.
Gardening for Ladies
Author: Mrs. Loudon (Jane)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Hidden Hopes (A Bed & Breakfast Romance set in Canada)
Author: Devika Fernando
Publisher: Devika Fernando
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
*Recommended for fans of Nora Roberts* The last thing famous Hollywood actor Colby Williams needs is another personal tragedy splattered all over the media. To lie low and find himself again, he stays incognito at a cozy bed & breakfast in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. But the solitude is broken by another guest: an intriguing woman who sees beyond his brooding surface and makes him feel alive again. Should he really open his heart and his life to her? Hope Parker has come to Pleasant View to meet one of her best friends, not to fall in love with a mysterious stranger whose mood changes are infuriating. But something about this man on a quest for a second chance touches her. Can she handle the baggage he comes with? * * * This series features international romance novels that each revolve around a bed & breakfast in a different country. The books are sweet and sensual contemporary romance, set in countries like England, Canada, and Italy. They can be read as stand-alones with a happy ending. Book 1: Tantalizing Temptations (Inn Love 1 - England) Book 3: Sweet Surprises (Inn Love 3 - Italy)
Publisher: Devika Fernando
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
*Recommended for fans of Nora Roberts* The last thing famous Hollywood actor Colby Williams needs is another personal tragedy splattered all over the media. To lie low and find himself again, he stays incognito at a cozy bed & breakfast in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. But the solitude is broken by another guest: an intriguing woman who sees beyond his brooding surface and makes him feel alive again. Should he really open his heart and his life to her? Hope Parker has come to Pleasant View to meet one of her best friends, not to fall in love with a mysterious stranger whose mood changes are infuriating. But something about this man on a quest for a second chance touches her. Can she handle the baggage he comes with? * * * This series features international romance novels that each revolve around a bed & breakfast in a different country. The books are sweet and sensual contemporary romance, set in countries like England, Canada, and Italy. They can be read as stand-alones with a happy ending. Book 1: Tantalizing Temptations (Inn Love 1 - England) Book 3: Sweet Surprises (Inn Love 3 - Italy)
Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan
Author: Michigan State Horticultural Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horticultural societies
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horticultural societies
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Pomological Society of Michigan
Author: State Pomological Society of Michigan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fruit-culture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fruit-culture
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The ladies' companion to the flower garden
Author: Jane Loudon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A Bed for Two
Author: Édier William
Publisher: Édier William
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"A Bed for Two" takes us through the turbulent life of Wagner, a child forced to confront the brutality of his father and the neglect of his mother at an early age. His adolescence is haunted by the anguish of confronting his gay identity, leading him to believe that unhappiness would be his only destiny. However, amidst this dark period, a spark of hope emerges during an apparently innocent game of truth or dare. Challenged to kiss Sandro, they begin a relationship, and for the first time, Wagner finds himself embraced by the warm embrace of happiness. Wagner and Sandro embark on an intense and moving love story, developing a romance that is as beautiful as it is captivating. Prepare yourself for an emotional rollercoaster as you explore the depths of love, self-discovery, and acceptance. Immerse yourself in this touching and memorable narrative where love and pain intertwine in a striking manner. Get excited, be moved, be surprised.
Publisher: Édier William
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"A Bed for Two" takes us through the turbulent life of Wagner, a child forced to confront the brutality of his father and the neglect of his mother at an early age. His adolescence is haunted by the anguish of confronting his gay identity, leading him to believe that unhappiness would be his only destiny. However, amidst this dark period, a spark of hope emerges during an apparently innocent game of truth or dare. Challenged to kiss Sandro, they begin a relationship, and for the first time, Wagner finds himself embraced by the warm embrace of happiness. Wagner and Sandro embark on an intense and moving love story, developing a romance that is as beautiful as it is captivating. Prepare yourself for an emotional rollercoaster as you explore the depths of love, self-discovery, and acceptance. Immerse yourself in this touching and memorable narrative where love and pain intertwine in a striking manner. Get excited, be moved, be surprised.
3 on a bed
Author: Rajdeep Paul
Publisher: Bunsen Books
ISBN: 148112904X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
3 novellas, 2 authors, 1 book India 24 - Mundane tales, cliche, acute events and ordinary lives from around India intersect over a period of 24 hours to form a unique montage which provides insight into the irony of power play, corruption and mutual exploitation in contemporary India. Individuals from different social and economic strata, with varied motivations, occupations and preoccupations struggle frantically to strike balance in their lives inter-weaved with each other through webbing of love, sex, jealousy, fantasy, deceit, conceit and violence in an indifferent uninspiring world in utmost need of a hero but without any. 3 on a Bed - 3 people - one woman and two men share a bed to celebrate friendship that ensues the most democratic and secular form of being where the 'one true love' can be shared in the most selfless way through the union of minds and bodies together in our very real, mundane and pragmatic world. Can the 'polyamoric' lifestyle of the ménage-de-trios help them overcome all such issues of jealousy, possessiveness and sexual hegemony that lies hidden in every conjugal relationship through their feelings of empathy and compassion or does their relationship go the well beaten way of people shredding themselves to pieces over power, position and possession? 1 Day for Love - Through the evaluation of her personal paranoia associated with Holi, the festival of colors - a day for free mixing of the sexes and free expression of love, and its evolution over a period of three decades a young woman takes a look at the changing dynamics of gender politics and social discrimination culminating in an all encompassing erosion of social bonding and an innate growth of indifference, all centering around this day reflecting and refracting through the many loves of her life.
Publisher: Bunsen Books
ISBN: 148112904X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
3 novellas, 2 authors, 1 book India 24 - Mundane tales, cliche, acute events and ordinary lives from around India intersect over a period of 24 hours to form a unique montage which provides insight into the irony of power play, corruption and mutual exploitation in contemporary India. Individuals from different social and economic strata, with varied motivations, occupations and preoccupations struggle frantically to strike balance in their lives inter-weaved with each other through webbing of love, sex, jealousy, fantasy, deceit, conceit and violence in an indifferent uninspiring world in utmost need of a hero but without any. 3 on a Bed - 3 people - one woman and two men share a bed to celebrate friendship that ensues the most democratic and secular form of being where the 'one true love' can be shared in the most selfless way through the union of minds and bodies together in our very real, mundane and pragmatic world. Can the 'polyamoric' lifestyle of the ménage-de-trios help them overcome all such issues of jealousy, possessiveness and sexual hegemony that lies hidden in every conjugal relationship through their feelings of empathy and compassion or does their relationship go the well beaten way of people shredding themselves to pieces over power, position and possession? 1 Day for Love - Through the evaluation of her personal paranoia associated with Holi, the festival of colors - a day for free mixing of the sexes and free expression of love, and its evolution over a period of three decades a young woman takes a look at the changing dynamics of gender politics and social discrimination culminating in an all encompassing erosion of social bonding and an innate growth of indifference, all centering around this day reflecting and refracting through the many loves of her life.
Monographs on the Improvement of Plant Life
Author: Luther Burbank Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description