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The Syrian Virgin: A Young Woman's Journey From War in Syria to Love in New York Paperback - 2015

Name: The Syrian Virgin: A Young Woman&#39;s Journey From War in Syria to Love in New York: Volume 1 (The Syrian Virgin Series)
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ISBN: 9781508560852

by Zack Love

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Anissa is traumatized by the most brutal conflict of the 21st Century: the Syrian Civil War. In 2012, Islamists in Homs terrorize a Syrian-Christian community and destroy everything that a young woman holds dear. Narrowly escaping death, Anissa restarts her devastated life as a college student in NY. She is bewildered and lost -- a virgin in every sense. But despite her inexperience with men and life in the United States, Anissa is quickly drawn to two powerful individuals: Michael Kassab, the Syrian-American leader working to found the first Mideast Christian state, and Julien Morales, her Columbia University professor who runs a $20 billion hedge fund. Complicating matters, Michael is still attached to his ex-girlfriend and Julien is the most sought after bachelor in Manhattan (and has hidden demons even his therapist can't extract). Anissa's heart and her communal ties pull her in different directions, as she seeks hope and renewal in a dark world. WARNING: This book is about a young woman's difficult journey: her escape from Syria's Civil War, her transition to a new a country, and the relationships that she forms along the way, including her romantic interests in two very different men. The story is set against the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War and makes reference to violent acts, sometimes in detail. There is some occasional profanity and a few scenes that depict sexual intimacy. Accordingly, the recommended minimum age for readers is 16. The novel might be compared to books like "The Diary of Anne Frank" or "The Kite Runner."

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Title The Syrian Virgin: A Young Woman's Journey From War in Syria to Love in New York
Author Zack Love
Binding Paperback
Pages 270
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Date 2015-02-20
ISBN 9781508560852 / 1508560854
Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
Dimensions 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.61 in (22.91 x 15.19 x 1.55 cm)
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), Refugees
Dewey Decimal Code 813.6

About the author

Zack Love graduated from Harvard College, where he studied mostly literature, psychology, philosophy, and film. After college, he moved to New York City and took a corporate consulting job that had absolutely nothing to do with his studies. The attacks of September 11, 2001 inspired him to write a novelette titled "The Doorman," and heightened his interest in the Middle East. A decade later, that interest extended to the Syrian Civil war, which provided the backdrop for his latest work. In late 2013, Zack began releasing his unpublished works of fiction and became a full-time author. He has published comedy, psychological and philosophical fiction, and romance. Zack enjoys confining himself to one genre about as much as he likes trying to sum up his existence in one paragraph.