![]() ![]() The choices they made turned them into a legend. A Woman of the Year 2020, she inspires by the power of her example.Ĭould you forgive the men who tortured you (or your loved ones) and murdered your children? Vesta could. ![]() Though her roots are in Kurdland, Widad lives in the West and holds a Master's degree in genetics and a PhD in public health and epidemiology.Īmong her decorations are Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, International Woman Harmony Award, Davenport Mayor Medal, International Pfeffer Peace Award, and bridge-gap-between-cultures Prize. The former senior lobbyist at the United Nations and multiple award-winner in the USA and Europe continues to play a major role in the quest for global peace and justice. Widad Akreyi, a prominent icon of courage and freedom. Released in August 2021, Roots of To-Be Templars is the third book in The Viking's Kurdish Love series. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Why?Įve is the valedictorian of her graduating class. ![]() They study classic literature and the teachers interpret the books for them as a condemnation of men and relationships. In addition, they are taught that men are evil. They are told they will then be sent to the capitol to practice that trade. But when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.Īfter a plague killed off most of the United State’s population, orphan girls are collected and sent to well guarded and secluded schools where they are educated in preparation for their next step- learning a trade. ![]() Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. But the night before graduation, Eve learns the shocking truth about her school’s real purpose- and the horrifying fate that awaits her.įleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction/ Young Adult/ Apocalyptic Fiction, Pages: 322, Level: EasyĪfter a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, the world is a terrifying place.Įighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two hundred other orphaned girls have been promised a bright future in The New America. ![]() ![]() They are the ultimate human balance, and, despite Alex’s straitlaced ways and Poppy’s fun-loving attitude, they’re always there for each other. We’ve got slow burns and almost moments - this novel has got it all and is all the better for it.Īlex and Poppy have been friends since college. ![]() In Henry’s new novel, People We Meet on Vacation, we’ve got friends-to-lovers. ![]() And, if you are indeed a fan of romance-novel tropes (much like me), then you’ve come to the right place. Henry has made a name for herself in taking typical romance-novel tropes and adding modern twists. ![]() It was aptly titled Beach Read and depicted an opposites-attract tale of two vastly different writers who, while living next to each other in their respective beach houses and trying to beat writer’s block, find they have more in common than they think. Last year, New York Times best-selling author Emily Henry delivered perhaps one of the most devourable beach reads in recent memory. ![]() |