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9780470067291

Love in a Torn Land : Joanna of Kurdistan: the True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470067291

  • ISBN10:

    0470067292

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-03-05
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

In this incredible true love story, bestselling author Jean Sasson shares Joanna al-Askari's personal journey of fear and fortitude through a Baghdad childhood and life as a Kurdish freedom fighter during the Iran-Iraq War. Inspiring and unforgettable, Love in a Torn Land shares Joanna's passionate and unflagging determination to survive and fight-for love, life, and the freedom of her beloved Kurdistan.

Author Biography

JEAN SASSON, a writer and lecturer, is the author of seven books, five of which are international bestsellers; two of them, Princess: A True Story of Life behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia and The Rape of Kuwait, are New York Times bestsellers. She has appeared on Oprah, the Today show, 48 Hours, CNN, and NPR. She is currently living in the Middle East.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Map of Modern-Day Iraq and Iran
Prologue
Childhood
Little Peshmerga Girl
Martyrs Hill
Sprinkled by Stardust
Baathist Terror
Ra'ad and Hady Return
Joanna Grows Up
Death
My Mother and My Father
Love in a Torn Land
War
The Trenches
Ra'ad Leaves Us
The End of Hope
The Secret Police
Love Letters
Love and Tragedy in Kurdistan
Love and Marriage
Under the Bergalou Sky
Good Kurd, Bad Kurd
Chemical Attack
Blinded
Escape to Merge
Bombed in Merge
Climbing Kandil Mountain
Searching for Auntie Aisha
Kosha, Child of My Heart
Epilogue: Freedom!
Where Are They Now?
Chronology of Key Events Affecting Modern-Day Iraqi Kurds
Glossary
Index
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