**A mesmerizing debut set in Syria on the cusp of the unrest, *A Word for Love* is the spare and exquisitely told story of a young American woman transformed by language, risk, war, and a startling new understanding of love.** It is said there are ninety-nine Arabic words for love. Bea, an Am
96 Words for Love
β Scribed by Rachel Roy; James Patterson
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0316477753
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
James Patterson Presents a modern retelling of a classic Indian legend, 96 Words for Love is a touching coming-of-age story that reads like Eat, Pray, Love for teens.
Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston has been quietly freaking out. She feels simultaneously lost and trapped by a future already mapped out for her.
Then her beloved grandmother dies, and Raya jumps at the chance to spend her last free summer at the ashram in India where her grandmother met and fell in love with her grandfather. Raya hopes to find her center and her true path. But she didn't expect to fall in love... with a country of beautiful contradictions, her fiercely loyal cousin, a local girl with a passion for reading, and a boy who teaches her that in Sanskrit, there are 96 different ways to say the word "love."
A modern retelling of the classic Indian legend of Shakuntala and Dushyanta, 96 Words for Love is a coming-of-age story about finding...
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