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Fortress of the Golden Dragon
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| NZ$ 38.00 each |
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| Author: Homa A. Garemani |
| Published by: Hampton Roads Publishing Company |
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A Magical Fiction Debut Set in a Lost Time
This spellbinding story is inspired by the tenth-century Iranian epic, the Shah-Nameh (Book of Kings), the crown jewel of Iranian literature. It’s the tale of a poor maiden named Allusin who discovers a magical worm that enables her to weave so prodigiously that she brings great wealth and prestige to her family. As the worm grows in size, so does the quiet village of Kolallan, and the wealth of its people. Under the watchful eye of the legendary master, Peerbabu, the story unfolds, as the maiden becomes a captive and a victim of the greed of her father. The worm turns into a three-headed dragon, and the town becomes a fortress, as it falls under the spell of an evil priest who desires only power and money. Only the young warrior prince, Allusin's great love, can break the spell.
Anyone who loves the magical realism and the mystical writing of the Persian poet Rumi will be
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Halfway House
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| NZ$ 49.00 each |
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| Author: Katharine Noel |
| Published by: Atlantic Monthly Press |
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One day, Angie Voorster -- diligent student, all-star swimmer, and Ivy League-bound high school senior -- dives to the bottom of a pool and stays there. In that moment, everything the Voorster family believes they know about one another changes. Set in a small town in New Hampshire, "Halfway House" is the story of Angie's psychotic break and her family's subsequent turmoil. Each of her family members responds differently to the ongoing crisis: Her father Pieter, a professional cellist, retreats further into his music; her mother begins a destabilizing affair with a younger man; her younger brother, Luke, first pushes away from her then later drops out of college to be closer to her. Though the Voorsters manage for a time to maintain a semblance of the normalcy they had "before," it is not until Angie is finally able to fend for herself that the family is able to truly fall apart and then regather itself in a new, fundamentally changed
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