Crossing Embers Sherilyn Hellberg and last but not least

and last but not least Ghalia Kabbani from Syria

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Crossing Embers Sherilyn Hellberg and last but not leastWidowed at a young age, Zahra finds herself being forced into a hasty marriage to her cousin. Having been conditioned by her family and society to perennially obey the societys diktats, taking destiny into her own hands seems nigh impossible. Her radical decision to do so takes her on the journey of discovery from an Omani village perched atop a mountain to the East African coast. But of more importance than her physical journey through space is her