Krista Bremer

A Tender Struggle (eBook, ePUB)

Story of a Marriage

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Western woman finds love and struggle with her Libyan husband in a memoir of marriage across a cultural divide: "A sweet and rewarding journey of a book" (Kirkus Reviews). Fifteen years ago, Krista Bremer, a California-bred feminist, surfer, and aspiring journalist, met and fell in love with a man from a very different world. Ismail Suayah was sincere, passionate, kind, and one of eight siblings born in an impoverished fishing village in Libya. Raised a Muslim, Ismail's faith informed his life. When Krista and Ismail made the decision to become a family, she embarked on a journey she never could have imagined: a quest for spiritual and intellectual growth that would open her mind and, more important, her heart. "A bold piece of writing (and thinking) by an incredibly brave woman." -Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love "Utterly absorbing... A beautiful book." -Cheryl Strayed, New York Times-bestselling author of Wild

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Algonquin Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781616203979
• Artikelnr.: 41060530

Autorenporträt

Krista Bremer is the associate publisher of The Sun magazine and the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation award. Her essay on which this book is based, "My Accidental Jihad," received a Pushcart Prize. Her essays have been published in O: The Oprah Magazine,More magazine, and The Sun, and she's been featured on NPR and in the PBS series Arab American Stories. Her website is www.kristabremer.com.