Ebook {Epub PDF} The Fig Orchard by Layla Fiske

In Fiske's debut novel, a young peasant woman fights to keep her family together and embarks on a journey of discovery and empowerment. The Fig Orchard is an illuminating look into the life of an intelligent, resourceful Christian Palestinian woman early in the 20th century as she faces trials of life, love, and survival. I recommend the book both for fun and for the broadening of your outlook on life that happens after you read it. Me year old male who normally reads non-fiction/5().  · Overview. The unforgettable story of a woman splintered by war and cultural mores, desperately struggling to hold her family together, THE FIG ORCHARD is a rich, compelling epic of love, heroism, family and empowerment. In an isolated, tradition-bound village high above the Jordan River, balancing delicately amidst age-old superstitions and religious orthodoxy, Nisrina Huniah, a fifteen Brand: Rancho Publishing, LLC.

↠ The Fig Orchard Layla Fiske, The Fig Orchard, Layla Fiske, The Fig Orchard The unforgettable deeply moving story of a woman splintered by war and cultural s desperately struggling to hold her family together THE FIG ORCHARD is a rich compelling epic of love heroism family and empowerment In an isolated tradition bound village high above the Jordan River balancing delicately amidst age old. The Fig Orchard|Layla Fiske. Books. Biographies Memoirs. Stieg Larsson. VitalSource is a phenomenal resource for students wishing to eliminate paper copies of textbooks from their lives! Great mobile access. Military War. Soul. Nora Roberts. Author Layla Fiske, a retired county land-use planner, lives in Rancho Peñasquitos. "The Fig Orchard," which she self-published, is her first book. Q: The novel was inspired by your grandmother.

The Fig Orchard is an epic saga and debut novel written by Layla Fiske. It was published July 2nd, by Rancho Publishing, LLC. The Fig Orchard was named one of the Best Books of by Kirkus Reviews. It was the winner of the Theodor S. Geisel "Best of the Best" Book Award, winner of the San Diego Book Awards Best Historical Fiction, and the winner of the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Historical Fiction. Layla Fiske. A woman, splintered by war and cultural mores, struggles to hold her family together. THE FIG ORCHARD is a haunting epic of love, heroism, and empowerment. L AY L A F I S K E. THE FIG ORCHARD, named one of the Best Books of by Kirkus Reviews; winner of the Theodor S. Geisel "Best of the Best" Book Award; winner of the San Diego Book Awards Best Historical Fiction; and winner of the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Historical Fiction, is her first novel. Award-winning author, Layla Fiske, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Southern California.