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Daughters of Smoke and Fire

A Novel

by Ava Homa ...

“A story of slowly-building self-liberation and resilience. . . . Our conversations around this book are going to be meaningful, engaging and urgently necessary.” —Roxane GayThe unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writerSet primarily in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel ... Read more

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“A story of slowly-building self-liberation and resilience. . . . Our conversations around this book are going to be meaningful, engaging and urgently necessary.” —Roxane GayThe unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writerSet primarily in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Daughters of Smoke and Fire

A Novel

by Ava Homa ...

The unforgettable, haunting story ofa young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, in thefirst novel published in English by a female Kurdish writerSet in Iran, this extraordinary debut noveltakes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of makingfilms to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, butobstacles keep piling up. Leila ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

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The unforgettable, haunting story ofa young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, in thefirst novel published in English by a female Kurdish writerSet in Iran, this extraordinary debut noveltakes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of makingfilms to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, butobstacles keep piling up. Leila
... Read more

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Echoes from the Other Land

by Ava Homa ...

These haunting stories beautifully evoke the oppressive lives of modern women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Anis, a computer programmer, is at the end of her rope, putting up with the bullying criticism of a no-good, unemployed lout of a husband; Azar is a young divorcee, and the only person she can talk to is Reza; but she can see him only late at night when “they” are not around; Sharmin has ... Read more

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These haunting stories beautifully evoke the oppressive lives of modern women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Anis, a computer programmer, is at the end of her rope, putting up with the bullying criticism of a no-good, unemployed lout of a husband; Azar is a young divorcee, and the only person she can talk to is Reza; but she can see him only late at night when “they” are not around; Sharmin has
... Read more
The Uncaged Voice

Stories by Writers in Exile

by Aaron Berhane, Gezahegn M. Demissie, Alexander Duarte, Ava Homa, Abdulrahman Matar, Ilamaran Nagarasa, Dishaly Ilamaran, Luis Horacio Nájera, Kiran Nazish, Pedro A. Restrepo, Maria Saba, Kaziwa Salih, PhD, Mahdi Saremifar, Bilal Sarwary, Savithri, Arzu Yildiz ...

Freedom, truth, and justice are taken for granted in some countries. In others, they are aspirational. And yet in others, they are deemed justification for persecution, punishment, and silence.Through first-person essays and short stories, the contributors to The Uncaged Voice share their brutal yet heart-rending tales of fleeing the oppressive regimes of their homelands, where freedom of ... Read more

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Freedom, truth, and justice are taken for granted in some countries. In others, they are aspirational. And yet in others, they are deemed justification for persecution, punishment, and silence.Through first-person essays and short stories, the contributors to The Uncaged Voice share their brutal yet heart-rending tales of fleeing the oppressive regimes of their homelands, where freedom of
... Read more
Geographies of the Heart

Stories from Newcomers to Canada

Edited by Raymonde Tickner, Amea Wilbur, Zahida Rahemtulla, Kerry Johnson ...

A settlement worker recalls being a child soldier in Sudan; a woman from Trinidad applies to over a hundred jobs; and a teacher from Afghanistan grapples with what it means to be a migrant in a colonized land.In Geographies of the Heart, eighteen newcomers to Canada tell their own stories, in their own voices. These accounts push back against misconceptions about immigration and immigrants by ... Read more

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A settlement worker recalls being a child soldier in Sudan; a woman from Trinidad applies to over a hundred jobs; and a teacher from Afghanistan grapples with what it means to be a migrant in a colonized land.In Geographies of the Heart, eighteen newcomers to Canada tell their own stories, in their own voices. These accounts push back against misconceptions about immigration and immigrants by
... Read more
Kurdistan + 100

Stories from a Future State

by Jahangir Mahmoudveysi, Jîl Şwanî, Yildiz Cakar, Qadir Agid, Selahattin Demirtas, Omer Dilsoz, Muharrem Erbey, Nariman Evdike, Ava Homa, Sema Kaygusuz, Hüseyin Karabey, Karzan Kardozi, Meral Simsek ...

Series series Future's past
Winner of a PEN Translates Award 2021Kurdistan + 100 poses a question to contemporary Kurdish writers: Might the Kurds one day have a country to call their own? With 13 stories all set in the year 2046 – exactly a century after the first glimmer of Kurdish independence, the short-lived Republic of Mahabad – this book offers a space for new expressions and new possibilities in the ongoing struggle ... Read more

$10.13 CAD

Winner of a PEN Translates Award 2021Kurdistan + 100 poses a question to contemporary Kurdish writers: Might the Kurds one day have a country to call their own? With 13 stories all set in the year 2046 – exactly a century after the first glimmer of Kurdish independence, the short-lived Republic of Mahabad – this book offers a space for new expressions and new possibilities in the ongoing struggle
... Read more
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Daughters of Smoke and Fire

A Novel

by Ava Homa ...

Narrated by Vaneh Assadourian ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

The unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother—the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer.Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. ... Read more

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The unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother—the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer.Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up.
... Read more

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ΙΡΑΝ - Εκεί που θάψαμε τα όνειρά μας

by Ava Homa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Theos E ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Σε έναν τόπο όπου τα όνειρα θάβονται πριν προλάβουν να ανθίσουν, η Λεϊλά μεγαλώνει μαθαίνοντας τι σημαίνει να είσαι γυναίκα και Κούρδισσα στο Ιράν. Η ζωή της σημαδεύεται από απώλειες, βία και σιωπή, αλλά και από την πεισματική ανάγκη να μην ξεχάσει, να μην παραδοθεί!Όταν ο αγαπημένος της αδελφός εξαφανίζεται, η Λεϊλά αρνείται να αποδεχτεί τη μοίρα που ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Σε έναν τόπο όπου τα όνειρα θάβονται πριν προλάβουν να ανθίσουν, η Λεϊλά μεγαλώνει μαθαίνοντας τι σημαίνει να είσαι γυναίκα και Κούρδισσα στο Ιράν. Η ζωή της σημαδεύεται από απώλειες, βία και σιωπή, αλλά και από την πεισματική ανάγκη να μην ξεχάσει, να μην παραδοθεί!Όταν ο αγαπημένος της αδελφός εξαφανίζεται, η Λεϊλά αρνείται να αποδεχτεί τη μοίρα που
... Read more

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Godiva

A Novel

by Nicole Galland ...

Narrated by Emma Jayne Appleyard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

Nicole Galland, author of The Fool’s Tale, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England.A 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people of her husband’s unfair and oppressive taxation. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, said he would ease the tax burden ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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Nicole Galland, author of The Fool’s Tale, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England.A 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people of her husband’s unfair and oppressive taxation. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, said he would ease the tax burden
... Read more

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Stealing

A Novel

by Margaret Verble ...

“This powerful novel should join classics like Ernest J. Gaines’s The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Helena Maria Viramontes’s Under the Feet of Jesus, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.”—New York Times Book ReviewA gripping, gut-punch of a novel about a Cherokee child removed from her family and sent to a Christian boarding school in the 1950s—an ambitious, eye-opening reckoning of ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

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“This powerful novel should join classics like Ernest J. Gaines’s The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Helena Maria Viramontes’s Under the Feet of Jesus, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.”—New York Times Book ReviewA gripping, gut-punch of a novel about a Cherokee child removed from her family and sent to a Christian boarding school in the 1950s—an ambitious, eye-opening reckoning of
... Read more

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Independence

A Novel

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ...

“Divakaruni tells the story of India’s independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant. You will, too.”— Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling authorSet during the partition of British ... Read more

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“Divakaruni tells the story of India’s independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant. You will, too.”— Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling authorSet during the partition of British
... Read more

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In the Belly of the Congo

by Blaise Ndala ...

Translated by Amy B. Reid ...

A sweeping historical novel and an intergenerational family saga about the mysterious disappearance of a Congolese princess and the niece who is determined to uncover her fate more than four decades later, by the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Congolese Canadian author Blaise Ndala.April 1958. Princess Tshala Nyota, daughter of King Kena Kwete III of the Kuba people in Congo, is among ... Read more

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A sweeping historical novel and an intergenerational family saga about the mysterious disappearance of a Congolese princess and the niece who is determined to uncover her fate more than four decades later, by the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Congolese Canadian author Blaise Ndala.April 1958. Princess Tshala Nyota, daughter of King Kena Kwete III of the Kuba people in Congo, is among
... Read more

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