Accordingly, the recommended minimum age for readers is 16. There is some occasional profanity and a few scenes that depict sexual intimacy. The story is set against the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War and makes reference to violent acts, sometimes in detail. WARNING: This book is about a young woman's difficult journey: her escape from Syria's Civil War, her transition to a new a country, and the relationships that she forms along the way, including her romantic interests in two very different men. Anissa's heart and her communal ties pull her in different directions, as she seeks hope and renewal in a dark world. Complicating matters, Michael is still attached to his ex-girlfriend and Julien is the most sought after bachelor in Manhattan (and has hidden demons even his therapist can't extract). But despite her inexperience with men and life in the United States, Anissa is quickly drawn to two powerful individuals: Michael Kassab, the Syrian-American leader working to found the first Mideast Christian state, and Julien Morales, her Columbia University professor who runs a $20 billion hedge fund. She is bewildered and lost - a virgin in every sense.
Narrowly escaping death, Anissa restarts her devastated life as a college student in NY. In 2012, Islamists in Homs terrorize a Syrian-Christian community and destroy everything that a young woman holds dear. Anissa is traumatized by the most brutal conflict of the 21st Century: the Syrian Civil War.
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