{"product_id":"the-beekeeper-dunya-mikhail-9780811226127","title":"The Beekeeper: Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 2014, Daesh (ISIS) has been brutalizing the Yazidi people of northern Iraq: sowing destruction, killing those who won't convert to Islam, and enslaving young girls and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Beekeeper\u003c\/em\u003e, by the acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail, tells the harrowing stories of several women who managed to escape the clutches of Daesh. Mikhail extensively interviews these women--who've lost their families and loved ones, who've been sexually abused, psychologically tortured, and forced to manufacture chemical weapons--and as their tales unfold, an unlikely hero emerges: a beekeeper, who uses his knowledge of the local terrain, along with a wide network of transporters, helpers, and former cigarette smugglers, to bring these women, one by one, through the war-torn landscapes of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, back into safety. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the face of inhuman suffering, this powerful work of nonfiction offers a counterpoint to Daesh's genocidal extremism: hope, as ordinary people risk their own lives to save those of others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dunya Mikhail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811226123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811226127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2018 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2018","brand":"Dunya Mikhail","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047019114751,"sku":"9780811226127","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f5d2323-ed6a-415e-98f9-3f3aa64e4c03.jpg?v=1684987812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beekeeper-dunya-mikhail-9780811226127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}