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Sweetness in the Belly

By: Camilla Gibb

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Set in Emperor Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia and the racially charged world of Thatcher’s London, Sweetness in the Belly is a richly detailed portrayal of one woman’s search for love and belonging. Lilly, born to British parents, eventually finds herself living as a devout, young, white Muslim woman in the ancient walled city of Harar in the years leading up to the deposition of the emperor. She is drawn to an idealistic young doctor, Aziz, but their love has only just begun to fulfil its promise when the convulsions of a new order wrench them apart, sending Lilly to an England she has never seen, and Aziz into the darkness of a radical revolution. Camilla Gibb brings to life characters facing extraordinary hardship and loss with the unblinking honesty and emotional generosity that have made her one of Canada’s most exciting literary talents.

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0307373347

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9780307373342

The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

By: Camilla Gibb

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The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

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With her second novel, The Petty Details of So-and-so’s Life, award-winning and celebrated author Camilla Gibb probes the bruises of family with humanity, hilarity, and a keen eye for the grotesque to deliver one of the most anticipated books of the year. A startling and ambitious novel, as funny as it is poignant, The Petty Details of So-and-so’s Life tells the story of Blue and Emma Taylor, who, despite an almost telepathic connection, respond to the sudden disappearance of their explosive father in remarkably different ways. Emma sets off in pursuit of a new family, and discovers a sense of belonging in the most unexpected places. Burly, tattoo-stamped Blue, haunted by the brutal, disparaging voice of their father, embarks on a cross-country search for the elusive parent. Emma and Blue share a most intimate connection, one forged in the secret worlds and wordless communications of childhood. As they grow, they discover the limits of the language they share.

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0307374920

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9780307374929

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

A Novel

By: Camilla Gibb

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The Beauty of Humanity Movement

A Novel

By: Camilla Gibb

The acclaimed author of Sweetness in the Belly journeys to Vietnam in this rich and tantalizing new novel. Raised in the United States but Vietnamese by birth, Maggie has come to Hanoi seeking clues to the fate of her father, a dissident artist who disappeared during the war. Her search brings her to Old Man Hu'ng's pho stall. The old man once had a shop frequented by revolutionary artists, but now Tu', a hustling young entrepreneur, is his most faithful customer. Maggie, Hu'ng, and Tu' come together during a highly charged season that will mark them forever. Exploring the indelible legacies of war and art, as well as love's power to renew, The Beauty of Humanity Movement is a stellar achievement by a globally renowned literary light.

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Penguin

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1101476125

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9781101476123

Mouthing the Words

A Novel

By: Perseus

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Mouthing the Words

A Novel

By: Perseus

A troubled young girl creates an imaginary "nation of Thelma" where she can flee to when times are tough, and there finds many potential parents and friends. Reprint.

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Carroll & Graf

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0786709669

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9780786709663

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

By: Camilla Gibb

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The Beauty of Humanity Movement

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Searching for answers about her dissident father's disappearance, a Vietnamese-American art curator returns to her ancestral country, where she meets a venerable pho stall soup maker and a dynamic young tour guide whose historical and cultural insights irrevocably shape her life.

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159420280X

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9781594202803

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

A Novel

By: Camilla Gibb

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A Novel

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The Relatives

A Novel

By: Camilla Gibb

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The Relatives

A Novel

By: Camilla Gibb

From the renowned author of Sweetness in the Belly, The Beauty of Humanity Movement and This Is Happy, comes a bold, urgent and richly imagined novel about what it means to be a family in our modern world. Lila is on a long, painful journey toward motherhood. Tess and Emily are reeling after their ugly separation and fighting over ownership of the embryos that were supposed to grow their family together. And thousands of miles away, the unknown man who served as anonymous donor to them all is being held in captivity in Somalia. While his life remains in precarious balance, his genetic material is a source of both creation and conflict. What does it mean to be a family in our rapidly shifting world? What are our responsibilities to each other with increasing options for how to create a family? As these characters grapple with life-altering changes, they will find themselves interconnected in ways they cannot have imagined, and forced to redefine what family means to them.

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0385678118

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Sweetness in the Belly

By: Camilla Gibb

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The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

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Towards a New Map of Africa

By: Camilla Toulmin,Ben Wisner

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Towards a New Map of Africa

By: Camilla Toulmin,Ben Wisner

The big, era-defining questions and, at last, the subtle, tenable answers, teased out without clich or compromise. A vital volume at a critical moment.' Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford, Director, Africa '05 'This book dispels the myth of a uniformly hopeless, hungry continent. It shows just how extraordinarily diverse Africa is and how much it has changed in the last 20 years.Full of fresh thinking on problems that face Africa and new African approaches to development.' Richard Dowden, Director, Royal African Society This ground-breaking book, with a foreword by former President of Ireland (199-997) and UN Human Rights Commissioner (1997 2002) Mary Robinson, uniquely distils the complex issues surrounding Africa at the beginning of the 21st century. African and Western scholars provide a fascinating 'map' for the reader to navigate between issues such as urban and rural livelihoods, the potential of fresh water fishing, health, the HIV/AIDS crisis, conflict and efforts at peacemaking. Also included are critical assessments of Africa's role in the global economy, the growth of regional economic cooperation within Africa, the influence of ethnicity on the continent's politics, the evolution of its political institutions, and the impact of Africa's legal systems on its development. A substantial introductory essay by the editors measures the distance Africa has travelled and the lessons it has learned since Africa in Crisis, the classic Earthscan book, was published in 1985. Ben Wisner is visiting research fellow at DESTIN, London School of Economics and at Benfield Hazard Research Centre, University College London, and visiting professor of environmental studies, Oberlin College, USA. Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. Rutendo Chitiga is a freelance writer and editor, and has a postgraduate degree in environment and development.

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Routledge

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1136551328

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9781136551321

Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible

From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm

By: Camilla Adang

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Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible

From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm

By: Camilla Adang

Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible deals with the way in which Judaism and its holy scriptures were viewed by nine medieval Muslim writers representing different genres of Arabic literature: Ibn Rabban al-ṭabarī, Ibn Qutayba, al-Ya‘qūbī, Abū Ja‘far al-ṭabarī, al-Mas‘ūdī, al-Maqdisī, al-Bāqillānī, al-Bīrūnī and Ibn ḥazm. After an introductory chapter on the reception of Biblical materials in early Islam and a presentation of the authors under review, the book focuses on their knowledge of Judaism and the text of the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently discusses issues frequently debated between Muslims and Jews, namely, the claim that the Torah contains references to Muḥammad, and the assertion that the Torah has been both abrogated and falsified. In the appendix, texts by Ibn Qutayba and al-Maqdisī are offered for the first time in an English translation.

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BRILL

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9004451218

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9789004451216

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Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

Mouthing the Words

Mouthing the Words

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

The Beauty of Humanity Movement

The Relatives

The Relatives

Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life

Towards a New Map of Africa

Towards a New Map of Africa

Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible

Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible

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