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Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See. In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted...

New York Times best-selling author Dr. Jason Fung joins forces with naturopathic doctor Nadia Pateguana to offer methods to prevent and reverse PCOS through diet and intermittent fasting.

A vivid, unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood—an emotionally powerful and haunting tale of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture—from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low. For two decades, Zeba was a...

ഐസിസിന്റെ ലൈംഗിക അടിമത്തത്തിന് വിധേയയാക്കപ്പെട്ടതിലൂടെ ഭാവനകള്ക്കപ്പുറത്തുള്ള ദുരന്തവും അപമാനവും സഹിക്കേണ്ടിവന്ന ധീരയായ യസീദി യുവതിയാണ് നാദിയ മുറാദ്. നാദിയയുടെ ആറ് സഹോദരന്മാര് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു, താമസിയാതെ അമ്മയും. അവരുടെ മൃതദേഹങ്ങള് കൂട്ടക്കുഴിമാടങ്ങളിലേക്ക് വലിച്ചെറിയപ്പെട്ടു. എങ്കിലും അവള് ചെറുത്തുനിന്നു. പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഈ ഓര്മ്മക്കുറിപ്പ് ഇറാക്കിലെ അവളുടെ സമാധാനപൂര്ണ്ണമായ ശൈശവജീവിതത്തിലൂടെ, പില്ക്കാല ജീവിതത്തിലെ നഷ്ടങ്ങളിലൂടെ, ക്രൂരാനുഭവങ്ങളിലൂടെ, ഒടുവില് ജര്മനിയിലെ സുരക്ഷിതത്വത്തിലൂടെ നമ്മെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു.

“Suspenseful…emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn’t remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story.""—NPR An Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their...

He got a fake fiancée to avoid an arranged marriage...except she turns out to be his arranged wife after all. Ambitious, driven and independent, billionaire Huxley Lasker refuses to marry the vapid bride his family has chosen to further their legal dynasty. Instead, he asks Grace Lain, a hot one-night stand from a few weeks earlier, to be his fake fiancée. But Grace turns out to be the arranged wife—and their one-night stand has left her pregnant.

Am 3. August 2014 endet das Leben, wie Nadia Murad es kannte. Truppen des IS überfallen ihr jesidisches Dorf Kocho im Norden Iraks. Sie töten die Älteren und verschleppen die Jüngeren. Kleine Jungen sollen als Soldaten ausgebildet werden. Die Mädchen werden verschleppt und als Sklavinnen verkauft. An diesem Tag verliert Nadia Murad 44 Angehörige. Für sie beginnt ein beispielloses Martyrium: Drei Monate ist sie in der Gewalt des IS, wird Opfer von Demütigung, Folter, Vergewaltigung. Nur mit Glück und unvorstellbarem Mut gelingt ihr die Flucht vor ihren Peinigern.

Ruthless, iron-willed Sebastian Lasker is furious he's being forced to marry me—a woman as notorious as his father. He's my family's biggest corporate rival, and it seems he'll do anything to save his company. Even marry me. But when Sebastian starts saying "my wife" every chance he gets—especially in front of my exes—and protects me from my abusive family, who are partially responsible for my terrible reputation, our pretend marriage begins to feel all too real...

Why is world prehistory important in the modern world? What does it tell us about ourselves? Providing a simple, but entertaining and stimulating, account of the prehistoric past from human origins to today from a global perspective, World Prehistory: The Basics is the ideal guide to the story of our early human past and its relevance to the modern world.

Grant Lasker is the first guy I fell in love with. The first guy I shared everything with. I thought what we had was perfect...until I found out I was just a bet to him. All the lavish gifts and attention were nothing more than tricks to fool me. Grant always wins, no matter the collateral damage. I left him without a second glance and rebuilt my life along with the walls around my heart. Fourteen years later, I manage to find a job that pays enough to keep my beloved grandfather in a private assisted-living center. There is just one problem....

Emmett Lasker is impossible to work for. He might be model handsome and stupidly wealthy, but he also has it out for me. He’s given me more last-minute and weekend requests than anyone else, ruining any plans I make. I should quit. And I will. Just as soon as I hit my two-year anniversary and earn out my signing bonus. But after a particularly awful day at work, a breakup (via text!), and my computer crashing, I’ve had enough! So at 11:59 Friday night, I barge into Emmett’s office to tell him what I really think of him. Only, that’s not what happens. AT ALL.

"Don't worry. I can't get pregnant." Famous last words. I said them to a hot one-night stand during my divorce-cation to reassure him when the condom broke. After all, one of the reasons my marriage ended is that I couldn't get pregnant, and my terrible ex blamed me for it.

The unforgettable story of an Afghan family’s escape from the Taliban and perilous trek across Europe to seek asylum, led by one extraordinarily courageous woman. This is the second novel by Nadia Hashimi, the author of last year’s breakout, THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL. Mahmoud’s...

An accountant by day, a popular romance bookstagrammer by night, I dream of my own happy ending. So when my boyfriend says he loves me, I’m ecstatic. I’m closer to my own happily ever after. Cue the wedding epilogue! But no. Three months later, he takes me to a romantic restaurant on my birthday, dumps me and evicts me from our home to make room for his fitness influencer girlfriend!

Having been kidnapped by his mother at age ten and left to die in a fire, billionaire lawyer Ares Huxley trusts no one. But he needs a wife to get a critical promotion at his law firm, and wakes up the morning after a friend’s bachelor party to find that he’s somehow married to an eccentric blonde he doesn’t even remember meeting! He immediately plans to annul, but it turns out she needs a husband to receive her inheritance. They have nothing in common, but if he plays along, she promises to be his dream wife.

A gorgeous goodnight story that celebrates the nighttime rituals of two young children visiting their grandparents in India. As nighttime falls over the city, two children visiting their grandparents in India find there's so much fun to be had! Whether it's listening to epic stories or observing...

Self-care might feel like the last thing on your mind in the middle of social distancing and self-isolation. And yet looking after ourselves and our health, has never been more important. Self-care sisters and best-selling authors Nadia and Katia have found their own practices challenged by lockdown and staying at home. Here they offer their practical, non-preachy thoughts on how to get through this period with your sanity intact.

"Bulletin de quartiers" est une plongée dans ce qui fabrique la démocratie, au coin de la rue, loin des studios parisiens. Le podcast capte les voix, les silences, les hésitations et les colères des quartiers populaires. Il propose de comprendre les attentes et les désillusions, de questionner le rapport au politique : existe-t-il réellement un "vote des banlieues" ? Pourquoi l’abstention y est-elle si forte ? Comment se construit ou se délite la confiance envers les élus ? Et comment analyser la progression de l’extrême droite?À l’approche des élections, Nadia Hathroubi et ...

Everything goes as planned...until Nate and I wake up the next day, hung-over, wearing identical golden wedding bands, and with no memory of what happened the night before. Cue major hyperventilation. But it's okay. Nothing that a quick marriage dissolution can't solve...until the pregnancy test stick comes back with two pink lines...

Ida is a married woman in her late 30s, who lives in Rome and works at a radio station. Her mother wants to renovate the family apartment in Messina, to put it up for sale and asks her daughter to sort through her things - to decide what to keep and what to throw away. Surrounded by the objects of her past, Ida is forced to deal with the trauma she experienced as a girl, 23 years earlier, when her father left one morning, never to return.