{"product_id":"rebirth-wto-paperback","title":"Rebirth (Wto) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntoun Issa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntoun Issa powerfully captures his mother's true experiences of love, heartbreak and new hope during the violence of civil war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeirut, 1974. Laila Khalil has just come of age for marriage. The eldest of five in a poor Catholic family, Laila knows that she must fulfil her family's expectations. But her heart is drawn to the handsome Nicolas, a coiffeur at a local hair salon. Dodging the watchful eyes in their patriarchal society, particularly those of Laila's domineering father, the two young lovers begin a tender romance. Soon, they begin to make plans for marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Laila's dreams are dashed when the Lebanese Civil War breaks out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShells whir overhead as Laila's family are caught in heavy clashes between the Christian Phalangists and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. When tragedy strikes, Laila watches all her hopes wither to ash. But just as life seems its darkest, a lifeline presents itself: the prospect of migration to a faraway land called Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebirth \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to light a young woman's extraordinary journey through war, tragedy, migration and renewal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntoun Issa is a Lebanese-Australian journalist. After completing his Master of International Relations at the Australian National University, he moved to Lebanon in 2011 where he worked as news editor for \u003ci\u003eAl-Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e during the heights of the Arab Spring. Issa relocated to Washington DC in 2015 where he spent two years at the Middle East Institute, a US thinktank, before joining \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e as an editorial strategist. He returned to Australia in 2020, joining \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian Australia\u003c\/i\u003e until his departure in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.18 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68371585663197,"sku":"9780733651885","price":33.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/z5a3ZcGI8I9780733651885.webp?v=1793483432","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/rebirth-wto-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}