{"product_id":"the-kurdish-bike-paperback","title":"The Kurdish Bike - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlesa Lightbourne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Medal, Best Regional Fiction, Independent Publishers Book Awards 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Prize, North Street Book Contest 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Cultural Fiction, Readers' Favorites Book Awards (bronze) 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Courageous teachers wanted to rebuild war-torn nation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her marriage over and life gone flat, Theresa Turner responds to an online ad, and lands at a school in Kurdish Iraq. Befriended by a widow in a nearby village, Theresa is embroiled in the joys and agonies of traditional Kurds, especially the women who survived Saddam's genocide only to be crippled by age-old restrictions, brutality and honor killings. Theresa's greatest challenge will be balancing respect for cultural values while trying to introduce more enlightened attitudes toward women - at the same time seeking new spiritual dimensions within herself.\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on true events, The Kurdish Bike is gripping, tender, wry and compassionate - an eye-opener into little-known customs in one of the world's most explosive regions - a novel of love, betrayal and redemption. San Francisco Book Review gave the book five stars and compared it to \u003cem\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/em\u003e. The Manhattan Book Review also gave it five stars, and called it a \"must-read\" for anyone interested in the Middle East. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended for book clubs. Contact author to request a Skype presentation to your book club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlesa Lightbourne has been an English professor and teacher in six countries, lived on a sailboat, dined with Bedouins, and written for Fortune 50 companies. She lives close to Monterey Bay in California, where she loves to boogie board and ride a bicycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452168716466,"sku":"9780692758106","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3875df1fd23f025cad2e38784e493c96.webp?v=1778809887","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-kurdish-bike-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}