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Barbara Victor

    January 1, 1946

    Barbara Victor brings a rare depth of understanding to the complexities of the Middle East, informed by her extensive background as a former specialist for the U.S. State Department. Her career as a journalist, which includes interviewing pivotal regional leaders, grants her a unique vantage point on the politics and human dynamics that shape her prose. Through her writing, she delves into themes of passion, conflict, and the fragility of human connection, with a style lauded for its insight and urgency. Victor imbues her narratives with an authenticity and emotional resonance that draws readers into a world of intrigue and personal drama.

    Barbara Victor
    Coriander.
    Eine Frau will alles
    La passion Gedeon
    Beten im Oval Office
    Misplaced Lives
    Army of Roses
    • Army of Roses

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      "By presenting the intimate personal history of the first five female bombers who have succeeded in blowing themselves up, as well as the troubling stories of some of those who've tried and failed, the author reveals not only the crushing poverty and religious zealotry that one might suspect as motivating factors in their fall, but also a startling emotional component to their death wishes: their broken dreams and blighted inner lives. Victor shows, without dismissing or diminishing the horror of their actions, how far a person can be pushed when she is convinced she has nothing to lose."--BOOK JACKET.

      Army of Roses
    • Gabriella abandons her glamorous photo journalist life to return to Long Island for the funeral of her ex-husband. She is reminded why she left in the first place. The unfriendly atmosphere of her ex's family. But new love is around the corner.

      Misplaced Lives
    • Der schockierende Beweis für den immensen Einfluss der christlichen Fundamentalisten auf die amerikanische Innen- und Aussenpolitik. Barbara Victors Buch ermöglicht eine bisher einmalige Innenansicht. Eine fundierte Recherche, die sich spannender liest als jeder Thriller.

      Beten im Oval Office
    • Wafa Idris war die erste Frau, die seit Beginn der Intifada einen Selbstmordanschlag verübte. Damit wurde sie zur shahida, zur Märtyrerin und Leitfigur vieler palästinensischer Frauen. Was bringt eine junge Frau dazu, sich selbst in die Luft zu sprengen und andere mit in den Tod zu reißen? Barbara Victor erzählt die Lebensgeschichte von Wafa Idris und drei anderen Selbstmord-Attentäterinnen. In ihrem bewegenden Portrait enthüllt sie die persönlichen Motive, sozialen und politischen Zwänge und auch die zynischen Manipulationen, die junge Menschen zu solch einer Tat verleiten.»Eine erschütternde und persönliche Anklage gegen die palästinensische Gesellschaft.« Publishers Weekly

      Shahidas. Die Töchter des Terrors