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Kurdish women recognised by Clinton…

Hey guys,

My friend sent me this. This is very Interesting, isn’t it? My novel is about these women that fought in Kobane, Syria against Daesh, particularly two best friends, it is fictional but based on extensive research I did over 3 years (it was published in 2019). Good to see these courageous women getting attention. #kurdish#kurdishwomenfighters#kurdishwomenpower

Suz

Where the Sun Rises- no. 8 Middle Eastern Fiction Amazon UK …

Hey guys, I was excited today to see Where the Sun Rises was in the top 8 in the UK Middle Eastern Literature. Thanks for reading. I hope you are going okay in the UK as it is distressing to see what is happening over there. My thoughts and prayers are with you all and with all of the countries around the world that are suffering so much right now. We will get through this and we all feel your pain. Suz

Where the Sun Rises top 29 Middle Eastern Fiction UK …

Hey guys, I was excited today to see Where the Sun Rises was in the top 29 in the UK Middle Eastern Literature. Thanks for reading. I hope you are going okay in the UK as it is distressing to see what is happening over there. My thoughts and prayers are with you all and with all of the countries around the world that are suffering so much right now. We will get through this and we all feel your pain. Suz

New review – Where the Sun Rises

Jan 13, 2021

Ania 

5 Stars

In the middle of a heartbreaking war two strong women rise and despite all the trauma and unfortunate events they have been through they join forces to fight for what’s right … Each of these two ladies one being Karin and the other Roza have different views different personalities yet they both walk the same road to a catastrophic War thats devouring the lives of innocent people and the ones they love … And they are more than willing to give up their lives so no more blood would be shed ..

Such an amazing storyline…rich plot .. great characterization….and as a reader i was deeply engaged in the story as if i was fighting alongside them…I am thankful to the author For bringing such empowering characters to life.

A new year…beginnings…

Where the Sun Rises

https://books2read.com/wherethesunrises

Hey guys,

For a limited time Where the Sun Rises – will be available on the above outlets for $1.95 so if you’re curious about finding out about the real women that fought ISIS in 2014, download it today.

I hope your new year is starting off well.

Latest review – Where the Sun Rises…

Jan 01, 2021 – Goodreads

Louise Andrews – really liked it

I received this book in return for a review and I’m so glad I chose it. I knew little about the Kurdish women fighting in Syria against Daesh and found it educational and heartbreaking. I’d have liked it to be even longer to understand a little more about the characters lives before they went to war. The thought of having a war zone literally on the doorstep and fighting with your school friends is something I can barely imagine. I read it one day as it was so interesting but I’d have liked even more!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hello everyone,

This is a bit late but it has been an unusual year for everyone. Within this year the whole world stood still and united with one common purpose, to survive a deadly virus. This was anxiety producing but also was strangely comforting in that we were all experiencing it, wealthy and poor, rich countries and undeveloped countries, it was a leveler.

My brother has become deathly ill this year, and he was separated over a border within my country. This was extremely difficult, but we did visit him a number of times, there have been hospital visits and stressful moments of near death. I know many people have lost loved ones with this virus so I know there are many people going through unimaginable loss. I lost my other brother ten years ago to alcoholism, but it was a long struggle which stretched over a decade of trying to help him and doing all I could.

So, this year has had many challenges. I have a spiritual belief, so this keeps me grounded and I know everything happens for a Divine reason and I believe there is a loving God. At the end of this year I reflect on the good and the bad that occurred this year. I learnt a lot about myself, about what I really valued, about my creativity, about people in my life that were both positive and negative, about what to hang onto and what to let go of, about what was really important and I learnt to speak up a bit more.

Even though this year has been hard we have still learnt a lot about ourselves, we have bonded together at times, we have seen acts of kindness and hopefully we have learnt to look after others as well as ourselves.

I look forward to a New Year, which we should also know and accept is not certain in anyway, but it is certain that the people in our lives that love, appreciate, and listen to us, these are the precious people we need to value and love in return.

Thanks for reading.

Sarah Johns – character for new novel…

“Sarah Johns walked into the room with a cameraman shouldering his equipment. Karin noticed how Sarah stood with her shoulders back, walking with a casual, confident stride, her legs long and slim, seeming to lead the way for her upper body. Her presence in the room, strangely, was both unassuming and commanding at the same time. Her frame did, however, slump forward somewhat in a posture of weariness.

Her hair was short and dark like a raven’s; her eyes were a green Karin had rarely seen, deep in color, with light inflections towards the pupil and framed by long, black eyelashes. She was not wearing makeup and wore khaki pants and a black t-shirt that hung over her pants.”

Where the Sun Rises, Suzanne Strong, 2019

Hey guys, this is the character for my new novel that I am writing. The novel follows Sarah’s story, from her point of view and is set in Australia and Syria.

20 seconds of courage…

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