Rebirth by Antoun Issa (.ePUB)
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Rebirth : A Love Story From the Depths of War by Antoun Issa
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Antoun Issa is a journalist who grew up in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, after his parents had escaped the civil war in Lebanon in the 1970s.
Growing up in Craigieburn as the baby of the family, Antoun was particularly close with his mother.
He was always conscious of a deep sadness in his mother’s eyes, but was wary of asking her too many questions.
As an adult, Antoun went to live and work in Lebanon.
There, in the Middle East, where he worked as a journalist, Antoun saw firsthand what happens when the trajectory of human life is interrupted by conflict and violence.
Upon returning home to Australia, he was finally ready to ask his mother about the source of her quiet and enduring grief, and what came out of her was a remarkable story of true love, true loss and resilience.
Antoun Issa powerfully captures his mother’s true experiences of love, heartbreak and new hope during the violence of civil war.
Beirut, 1974.
Laila Khalil has just come of age for marriage.
The eldest of five in a poor Catholic family, Laila knows that she must fulfil her family’s expectations.
But her heart is drawn to the handsome Nicolas, a coiffeur at a local hair salon.
Dodging the watchful eyes in their patriarchal society, particularly those of Laila’s domineering father, the two young lovers begin a tender romance.
Soon, they make plans for marriage.
But Laila’s dreams are dashed when the Lebanese Civil War breaks out.
Shells whir overhead as Laila’s family are caught in heavy clashes between the Phalangists and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.
When tragedy strikes, Laila watches all her hopes wither to ash.
But just as life seems its darkest, a lifeline presents itself : the prospect of migration to a faraway land called Australia.
Rebirth brings to light a young woman’s extraordinary journey through war, tragedy, migration and renewal.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Biographies & Memoirs
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