TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sardar,Gian
TI  - Take what you can carry: a novel 
SN  - 9781542026895
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Seattle
PB  - Lake Union Publishing
KW  - Photojournalists
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Kurds
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Families
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Kurdistān (Iraq)
KW  - Romance fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes discussion questions
N2  - "It's 1979. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become a photojournalist and make a difference with her work. When opportunity arrives, she seizes it, accompanying her Kurdish boyfriend, Delan, to northern Iraq for a family wedding, hoping to capture an image that lands her a job in the photo department. More important, though, the trip is a chance to understand Delan's childhood and bridge the differences of their pasts. Yet when the return home proves less safe than Delan believed, Olivia is confronted with a reality she had not expected, and is awakened to the dangers of a town patrolled by Iraqi military under curfew and constant threat. But in this world torn apart by war, there are intoxicating sights and scents. Delan's loving family, innocence not yet compromised, and small acts of kindness that flourish unexpectedly. All of it will be tested when Olivia captures a shattering, tragic moment on film, one that upends all their lives and proves that true bravery begins with an open heart."--Provided by publisher
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