This rich, moving, and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living 800 years apart - a modern-day Syrian refugee seeking safety and a medieval adventurer apprenticed to a legendary mapmaker -...

The Map of Salt and Stars

A rare and riveting firsthand account of the terror and torture inflicted by ISIS on young Iraqi Yazidi women and an inspiring personal story of bravery and resilience in the face of unspeakable horrors.  In the early summer of 2014, Farida Khalaf wa...

The Girl Who Escaped ISIS

A veritable crime lover’s delight from a true master of mystery and suspense. Experience the number one New York Times best-selling author as never before in this dark and thrilling short story collection that takes us on a journey of twisted minds a...

The Jealousy Man and Other Stories

From the best-selling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that illuminates - sometimes in fantastical ways - how women of all kinds navigate the world today. In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Aher...

Roar

No topic has gripped the public imagination so dramatically as the spectre of global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology remains poorly understood.  Shiraz Maher charts the intellectual underpinnings of S...

Salafi-Jihadism

Nour is a young Syrian girl who has lost her father to cancer. Wanting to be close to her relatives, Nour's mother - a cartographer who makes beautiful hand-painted maps - moves her family back to the city of Homs. Nour's father was a real storytelle...

In August 2014, Farida Abbas was just a normal Yazidi girl living in a village high in the mountains of Northern Iraq. Then her village was attacked and swiftly taken by ISIS fighters, and her whole world changed. The jihadists murdered the men and t...

The Girl Who Beat Isis

Aya is 11 years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has th...

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

An extraordinary true account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict.  Since the revolution-turned-civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abo...

Sisters of the War

I am woman. Hear me roar.  Original, honest and thought-provoking, Roar is Cecelia Ahern's unforgettable story collection.  With her trademark honesty, Cecelia Ahern gives us 30 linked stories, all titled 'The Woman Who...', that capture the differen...

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