Search results for ""Author Lilas Taha""
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Bitter Almonds
Omar is an orphaned Palestinian born into chaos, displaced by violence, and driven by forces beyond his control to find his place in the world. He only has one thing to hold on to: a love that propels him forward and gives him hope. Nadia is maturing into womanhood in a refugee community in Damascus. She tries hard to cope with the tough realities of her world, but is confronted with a cruel load thrust upon her by a selfish brother. Can she break out of her traditional social mold to create her own destiny? Heart-breaking and moving, Bitter Almonds is about displacement and exile, family duty and honour, and the universal feelings of love and loss.
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Found in Thyme
A man's dying wish unearths a tumultuous past and brings together two lost souls searching for the missing pieces that will make them whole again...each other. When a horrific terrorist attack rocks the airport, Sami Amara happens to be transiting through, it triggers a chain reaction of events which threatens to jeopardize everything he holds dear, including his relationship with his fiancee, Petra. From international diplomatic strife to local scandal, Sami finds himself embroiled in a thrilling conspiracy that ripples further into the lives of his American-Palestinian family and everyone around him. It is a race against the powerful political elite, and this time, everything is at stake. Found in Thyme concludes the whirlwind journey of Lost in Thyme.
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Lost in Thyme
Sami Amara, heir to the Amara & Sons Construction Company, has been plagued by visions of a mysterious red-haired girl that he just cant place. When his father suddenly dies, he is confronted with a past that he never knew existed: a mysterious girl, now woman, and promises unfulfilled. Petra Haddad, a single mother living in Kuwait, has grown accustomed to a life of routine, predictability and loneliness. When a lawyer calls her up to discuss the last will and testament of a man she never even knew, her world is turned upside down. Thrust together by fate, Sami and Petra begin a whirlwind journey that explores their families mysterious past, from America all the way to the precarious rural landscapes of their native country, Palestine. As their lives and histories entangle and intertwine, will they be able to forge a shared future together or will fate once again intervene?
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