Although the Athens summer is not really the time for thinking about new coats, that's exactly what I did during one of the heatwaves of July. There a many factors that could influence whether a book gets sold on Amazon.com. But very important are the title and the cover. For A Devil's Child, I already tried changing the cover. Still the book didn't get picked up enough. So now I also changed the name. The problem is that when you
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In the past fifteen years or so I've been using his name more often than ever, as both the Iraqis and the Lebanese and the Greek ask for it as an extra identification. Mainly because in all of these cultures, they keep naming children after grandparents and saints in such a way, that many people end up with the same combination of surname and family name. By adding the father's name in the middle, that problem is mostly solved. So
Lees verderAnna is shaken to discover her husband is a spy. Then he kidnaps their baby to war time Iraq. If Anna doesn’t unveil his hidden past, she may lose her daughter forever. Soon after Anna gives birth to Zina, she knows the child is not her husband’s. And that she wants to spend her life with Zina’s real father, Davoud. Most of all, she wants to be away from the horrible secrets that her husband Karim kept from her, of
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For my loyal readers, I wrote a novella, as usual full of suspense and with a little romance. For free for those who subscribe to my email list, that I will use to keep you informed about new releases and perhaps also some juicy information about how the book came about. Exclusively for you, if you're on my list. More information and the link to the free book are here.
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I was asked to write a bit about my inspiration for The Good Terrorist by the site of Women Writers, Women's books. WHEN THE LIGHT WINS FROM THE DARK: http://booksbywomen.org/when-the-light-wins-from-the-dark/
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Here I am, staring at the pots full of paints used for dyeing leather, on a roof in the Moroccan town of Fez. It was one of those moments I felt thrilled with my work, and my region. (more…)
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A Devil's Child, a novel about the kidnapping of a child and a flight from revenge in the Iraq of Saddam Hussein, is available in the Amazon stores! (more…)
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It was 2003. My first visit to Iraq. Finally, dictator Saddam Hussein was gone. I saw a country in shambles. Yet it immediately dug its hooks into me. Never to let go again. (more…)
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For over a decade, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was my home. (more…)
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Two countries were at the top of my list as a journalist reporting on the Middle East: Iran and Iraq. That's where the action was, at least most of the time. Yet both were not easy to visit. (more…)
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