The Kurdish bike.
The Kurdish bike.
By
:
Lightbourne, Alesa.
Publication Date
:
2016
Subject Term
:
Teachers -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
War stories.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
Courageous teachers wanted to rebuild war-torn nation. With her marriage over and life gone flat, Theresa Turner responds to an online ad, and lands at a school in Kurdish Iraq. Befriended by a widow in a nearby village, Theresa is embroiled in the joys and agonies of traditional Kurds, especially the women who survived Saddam's genocide only to be crippled by age-old restrictions, brutality and honour killings. Theresa's greatest challenge will be balancing respect for cultural values while trying to introduce more enlightened attitudes toward women - at the same time seeking new spiritual dimensions within herself. The Kurdish Bike is gripping, tender, wry and compassionate - an eye-opener into little-known customs in one of the world's most explosive regions - a novel of love, betrayal and redemption.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780692758106
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Clarenville (BCE) | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC LIG | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC LIG | Checked In |