Distant Train A Novel Ashlee Piper from living through World War

from living through World War II to her years in Gombe to realizing she had to leave the forest to travel the world in her role as an advocate for environmental justice

a young mother whose high-risk pregnancy endangers her life

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spies and soldiers

Distant Train A Novel Ashlee Piper from living through World WarBy: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid Published by Syracuse University Press, 2007 04 26 While the fading autumn sun sped toward the horizon, the young boys headed homethey were not used to trying to see at night without the moons glow. So begins this unconventional, hauntingly mythic novel. In the tradition of magical realism, author Abdel Meguid crafts a tale steeped in symbolism. Writing in a shimmering lyrical style he brings alive the dreams, customs, and