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

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

by Jean P. Sasson

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... (read more)

Top tags: memoirs,  women writer,  women writers,  women-age and maturity,  womens fiction (all tags)

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Jaguar
  • Rated 5 stars

“Beautifully written and spellbinding. If you have a heart, this book will definitely tug at it.”

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avin84
  • Rated 2 stars

“This, as they go is an 'OK' book.
Kurdistan theme seems to be added just as a cover seller than true concern.
It has a very cursory view of the problems. War is only half of the problems Kurdistan faces.
Joanna despite put down to be a strong character fails to make a STRONG impression, she rather seems to be a puppet of her husband and his love.
If it were not for her husband she would have well lived a normal life..
It definitely sold of with me as an entertaining...”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.34375 stars
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  • Rated 5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • archana g

    archana g said:

    “Freedom to fullfill the human rights, a common persons
    needs ,shall be the basic proiorities of each nation as a whole.”

    posted Tuesday, January 1 2008
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