"In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool ... against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its...

Views of Swami Vivekananda, 1863-1902, Indian philosopher and religious leader, about the social problems and development of India.

"Returning to Turkey from exile in the West, Ka is driven by curiosity to investigate a surprising wave of suicides among religious girls forbidden to wear their head scarves in school. But the epicenter of the suicides, the eastern border city of Kars, is also home to the radiant and newly divorced Ipek, a friend of Ka's youth, whom he has never forgotten and whose spirited younger sister is a leader of the rebellious schoolgirls. As a fierce snowstorm...

"A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it over fifty years ago from his youthful passion, handsome Cícero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil where the demands of manual labor thwarted his becoming literate, Raimundo has long been unable to read. As young men, he and Cícero fell in love, only to have Raimundo's father brutally beat his son when he discovered their affair. Even after Raimundo succeeds in making a...

"How momfluencer culture impacts women psychologically as consumers, as performers of their stories, and as mothers."--

Simplified Chinese edition of Liza of Lambeth by W.Somerset Maugham Presents the story about a young, working girl in a poor London neighborhood. Her sad story is the story of poverty everywhere. 《兰贝斯的丽莎》是毛姆长篇小说的处女作和成名作。 　　一八九二年十月三日，十八岁的毛姆成为伦敦圣托马斯医院医学院的一名学生，为期五年的学医生涯，不仅使他有机会了解到底层人民的生活状况，而且使他学会用解剖刀一样冷峻、犀利的目光来剖视人生和社会。他的第一部小说《兰贝斯的丽莎》，即根据他作为见习医生在贫民区为产妇接生时的见闻用自然主义手法写成。它描写的是贫民窟的一个与寡母相依为命的漂亮姑娘丽莎短促的一生和悲剧性的死亡，通过一个劳工阶层的通奸故事真切地反映出世纪之交劳工阶层的伦敦人的日常生活。真实、大胆，又富含同情的幽默。...

"A collection of thirty heartfelt, witty, and hopeful thought pieces on the experience of growing up Asian American, for fans of Minor Feelings."--Amazon.