{"product_id":"unbowed-a-novel-lestine-9781734966008","title":"UNBOWED-A Novel: Unyielding, No Surrender, No Submission, No Apology","description":"WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT: FAMILY HONOR OR A WOMAN'S LIFE?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNBOWED-A Novel is a provocative, disturbing, multiracial action drama, fueled by one woman's unwitting decision. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasma Abseh\u003c\/b\u003e is an obedient Yemeni mother haunted by a traumatic childhood experience. A child bride at 13, she's never been in love, nor felt the stirring of sensual desire. She's resigned to her daily routines. But all that changes at a bus stop one stormy afternoon, when a red sports car pulls up driven by a handsome young stranger. Soon Basma is forced to make an almost impossible choice: her family's honor or her own Life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen terror strikes one of her 'safe' houses, activist \u003cb\u003eDr. Neelam Sethi \u003c\/b\u003eseeks to expose the shocking brutality inflicted worldwide on women and girls by their families. But has she taken on more than she can handle? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rescue gone wrong transforms beautiful journalist, \u003cb\u003eZafeera Hasni\u003c\/b\u003e, into a hijab-wearing soldier carrying an AK-47, with a jaw-dropping mission. Is she a new action hero or just \u003cem\u003emad\u003c\/em\u003e? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in present day cosmopolitan cities with their burgeoning immigrant populations and other international locales, UNBOWED weaves together three plotlines that illuminate the violent extremes some patriarchal cultures have gone to, in reinforcing absolute power over women and girls, and the equally extreme, yet opposite paths these women embark on to \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003echange the game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly cinematic tale offers the reader an intimate account of multicultural women who have the courage to challenge not only their family's antiquated beliefs about their humanity and place in the world, but the debilitating stereotypes promoted by the West.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must read \u003c\/b\u003efor anyone who still has hope in the human spirit to triumph in a cynical divisive world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lestine ---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734966009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734966008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ynd Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d","brand":"Lestine ---","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800532922623,"sku":"9781734966008","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unbowed-a-novel-lestine-9781734966008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}