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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 6 books in this booklist
£9.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781785633553 | ISBN 10: 1785633554
‘Fascinating…an enticingly interesting read’ Sayeeda Warsi Born in rural Afghanistan, Shakardokht Jafari became a refugee aged just six, after a harrowing half-year trek to Iran. There, at twelve, she discovered she ha ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781526648099 | ISBN 10: 1526648091
THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER, OVER 100,000 COPIES SOLD IN HARDBACK TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR 'Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they really feel inside.' ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781911630647 | ISBN 10: 1911630644
For more than 25 years Noriko Morishita has studied and practised the intricate rules of the famous Japanese Tea Ceremony, trying to master its complexities in order to find inner peace. In this vivid account of her experience of the univer ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780099542186 | ISBN 10: 0099542188
Compelling, enlightening, heart-breaking - Dear Zari is a collection of true stories from women in Afghanistan... Dear Zari gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words: ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780141039497 | ISBN 10: 0141039493
Aung San Suu Kyi, human-rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, was detained in 1989 by SLORC, the ruling military junta. In 1995 she was freed from six years' house arrest in Ragoon, where she was held as a prisoner of c ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781840185195 | ISBN 10: 1840185198
Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. When ... more
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