Thirteen Months of Sunshine
Thirteen Months of Sunshine

Author: Valerie McKee

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2022-11-30

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1398408484

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Ethiopians have not completely put that historical famine – of ‘Live Aid’ times – behind them and they struggle to understand or to keep up with the Western world, including their ever-advancing technology. Education there is seen as a key to success but balancing developments alongside embedded tribal and superstitious beliefs is not easy. At least now schools have moved from drawing in the dust under a shady tree, into purpose-built structures – with or without resources. It was into this environment Valerie was placed when, following the dramatic changes in her circumstances, she made her momentous decision to put her comfortable English life on hold and to replace it with a year in that developing country. At 58, not only did she use her life skills and teaching experience in the northern town of Mekelle, but she lived through a potentially dangerous political time. Valerie used in-country transport to visit some amazing places which included her medal-winning run in Addis Ababa! Partly to record every little detail but also to maintain some sort of sanity, she kept a detailed diary throughout that roller coaster year. This book gives the reader a combination of an entertaining personal read of diaried key events, alongside her own Ethiopian life with its water conservation, frugal diet, wind, dust and much more. Valerie records an honest and sometimes harrowing insight into the little-known everyday existence of Ethiopians.

Thirteen Months of Sunrise
Thirteen Months of Sunrise

Author: Rania Mamoun

Publisher: Comma Press

Published: 2019-05-09

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 191269719X

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A young woman sits by her father’s deathbed, lamenting her failure to keep a promise to him… A struggling writer walks every inch of the city in search of inspiration, only to find it is much closer than she imagined… A girl collapses from hunger at the side of the road and is rescued by the most unlikely of saviours... In this powerful, debut collection, Rania Mamoun expertly blends the real and imagined to create a rich, complex and moving portrait of contemporary Sudan. From painful encounters with loved ones to unexpected new friendships, Mamoun illuminates the breadth of human experience and explores, with humour and compassion, the alienation, isolation and estrangement that is urban life. Translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette. One of World Literature Today's 75 Notable Translations of 2019. One of The Guardian's 'Top 10 books about Sudan'. One of Bustle's '25 New Short Story Collections To Read This Summer'. One of Bookshy Book's 'Ten-Plus Short Story Collections from Writers of African Origin'. It is a phenomental, exacting collection. It's intense and intimate, and always bordering, with absolute control, on the subversive and erotic. It's also very funny - Rania Mamoun is an extraordinary talent.' - Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young ‘A stunning collection, remarkable for its sweet clarity of voice and startling depictions of the marginalised and the destitute. With mastery, Rania Mamoun reaches straight into the heartbeat of her subject matter, laying bare humanity in all its tenderness and tenacity.’ - Leila Aboulela, author of Elsewhere Home

Thirteen Months
Thirteen Months

Author: Don Brobst

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-06

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1449713114

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In a society where love has been tainted and marriage destroyed by the ways of this world, Thirteen Months is the depiction of the ultimate love between a man and a woman, the way God intends it to be. In the face of unspeakable tragedy, every aspect of one couple’s adventures, both past and present, has forged the bond between them that will carry them into the center of God’s plan. As a physician finding himself in the heart-wrenching position of being totally and utterly helpless to save the love of his life, Don has no power to overcome this foe, save for his faith in God and the power of prayer. A romantic and deeply touching story, Thirteen Months seeks to inspire on every level. It reaches out not only to those finding themselves fighting for their lives, but for couples everywhere who desire more in their marriages and who need to see the fullness of love and depth of romance God desires for them.

Alpha and Omega God
Alpha and Omega God

Author: Mathewos T. Abera

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-08-02

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 9781475911305

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The book is about the Alpha and Omega God. It is my testimony in regard to the existence and the will of the Deity creator for the entire creation activities. I started to write about this supernatural and omnipotent God from the beginning, which is unknown time. I then proceeded in writing all the way to the time of eternity. In the book, I have talked and tried to prove the creatorship and rulership situation or condition of the Trinity God. I have done this to make peoples of this world believe in existence of the almighty and the ubiquitous God who caused every thing seen and unseen to emerge and exist as they are found now.

The Thirteenth Sun
The Thirteenth Sun

Author: Daniachew Worku

Publisher: Red Sea Press(NJ)

Published: 2007-06-30

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781569021231

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A young radical is unwillingly taking his dying nobleman father on a pilgrimage to an Ethiopian shrine by a mountain lake. The journey becomes not only a search for a cure, but also a last attempt to bridge the generation gap in the family. Their relationship is set against the background of the conflict between the ancient Christianity of Ethiopia and the superstition of the people. Deeply symbolic, this novel evokes the rich contrasts of life in present day Ethiopia.

Dew Drops
Dew Drops

Author: Rodrick Rajive Lal

Publisher: Partridge Publishing India

Published: 2014-06-18

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1482833751

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This book contains an assorted collection of poems that deal with life in its various forms.Spanning two different continents, it celebrates the rich cultural diversity of life in both countries - Ethiopia with its unique and rich Old Testament culture, and India with its rich mix of ancient rituals, traditions and spicy food. It is about all the complex emotions that affect us - joy, sadness, bitterness, acceptance and ultimately and understanding that comes from experience. The collection contains poems that deal with profound themes and also poems that reflect the memories of childhood. You don't read the book at one go, but go through each poem savoring each one with its distinct flavor.

Ethiopian Voices
Ethiopian Voices

Author: Stacy Bellward

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Social life and customs of an eleven-year-old Orthodox Christian Ethiopian girl and her family. Includes Amharic vocabulary words.