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In 2011, the peace of the Syrian city of Homs is disturbed by protests and shelling. A young girl, Nour, is forced to flee across the Levant and North Africa in search of safety. 800 years before, Rawiya, disguised as a boy and apprenticed to a famous map maker, set out on an epic quest to chart the globe, following the very same route. In The Map of Salt & Stars , the tales of these two heroines coming of age in perilous times interweave, and shine a light on a country in turmoil, human resilience and the power of stories.
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The Map of Salt and Stars, Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
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- Released
- 2019
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN10
- 1474606776
- ISBN13
- 9781474606776
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Women, Contemporary Fiction, American Literature, Historical Fantasy, Wandering, Syria, Interweaving of Past and Present
- First published
- 2018
- Original title
- The Map of Salt and Stars
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- In 2011, the peace of the Syrian city of Homs is disturbed by protests and shelling. A young girl, Nour, is forced to flee across the Levant and North Africa in search of safety. 800 years before, Rawiya, disguised as a boy and apprenticed to a famous map maker, set out on an epic quest to chart the globe, following the very same route. In The Map of Salt & Stars , the tales of these two heroines coming of age in perilous times interweave, and shine a light on a country in turmoil, human resilience and the power of stories.