{"product_id":"no-land-to-light-on-paperback","title":"No Land to Light on - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYara Zgheib\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girls at 17 Swann Street\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"masterful story of tragedy and redemption\" (Hala Alyan, author of \u003ci\u003eSalt Houses\u003c\/i\u003e) \"written in soul-searing prose\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love on the cusp of their bright future when a travel ban rips them apart on the eve of their son's premature birth\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSama and Hadi are a young Syrian couple in love, dreaming of their future in the country that brought them together. Sama came to Boston years before on a prestigious Harvard scholarship; Hadi landed there as a sponsored refugee from a bloody civil war. Now, they are giddily awaiting the birth of their son, a boy whose native language will be freedom and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Sama is five months pregnant, Hadi's father dies suddenly, and Hadi decides to fly back to Jordan for the funeral. He leaves America, promising his wife he'll be gone only for a few days. On the date of his return, Sama waits for him at the arrivals gate, but he doesn't appear. As the minutes and then hours pass, she becomes increasingly alarmed, unaware that Hadi has been stopped by US Customs and Border Protection, detained for questioning, and deported. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAchingly intimate yet poignantly universal, \u003ci\u003eNo Land to Light On\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a tense, moving novel about the meaning of home, the risks of exile, the power of nations, and the power of love\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYara Zgheib is the author of \u003ci\u003eNo Land to Light On\u003c\/i\u003e and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Girls at 17 Swann Street\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Pick for Best New Books and a BookMovement Group Read. She is a Fulbright scholar with a master's degree in security studies from Georgetown University and a PhD in international affairs in diplomacy from Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques in Paris. Learn more at YaraZgheib.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766092726560,"sku":"9781982187439","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82475f0e1143b1160138958d8fb3d90e.webp?v=1780285285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-land-to-light-on-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}