The Syrian jewelry box
Subtitle: a daughter's journey for truth
By: Carina Sue Burns
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781630475826
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Family secrets; Description and travel; Adopted children; Biography; Identity (Psychology)
Description: Carina Rourke is a young American growing up in blissful innocence in the Middle East until at age fifteen she is captivated by an obsessive desire to search inside of her mother's forbidden jewelry box where she discovers a shocking family secret. On the heels of her discovery, she and her family pursue her father's dream of an exotic drive through the Middle East and Europe. This journey serves as a metaphor for the woman Carina becomes---a silent nomad searching for identity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.