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Love in a Torn Land

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Read it in one day! It helped understand the plight of the Kurd in Iraq.
Such a heartwarming love story as well.

I'm ashamed to admit that I knew very little about the Kurdish people before I read this book. But as someone who loves reading about different cultures I was very eager to learn as much as possible and this book provided an abridged history lesson while also being extraordinarily entertaining at the same time. As usual, congruent to Jean's other books, "Love in a Torn Land" was immensely descriptive, detailed and so fascinating. I also liked this book very much because it is probably Jean's most unique book (besides "Esther's Child" which was a fictional story) because it was in part a love story. I learned a lot about Kurdish culture and the diverse regions that Joanna (the main subject of the story; the book was written in "first person") traveled through. There was a lot of tragedy and despair in this book as the authoress details the harrowing war that was being fraught. But there was also a lot of hope. I think what I learned the most from this book is that even in the worst of times and the most tragic of events we can find some solace, however small, if only we have love in our lives. "Love in a Torn Land" is a testament to Joanna's character and drive and perseverance. I hope Jean will collaborate with her in the future on another book.