Yet romance is at the center of krista bremers moving memoir, my accidental jihad, though struggle is a key element as well. She accidentally gets pregnant and they decide to get married. Accidental presidents book by jared cohen official. Apr 22, 2014 in her third book, doyle love warrior, 2016, etc. Yet romance is at the center of krista bremers moving memoir, my accidental jihad, though struggle is a. At first krista bremers memoir, my accidental jihad, would appear to be a chronicle of the authors relationship with her husband, a tale of overcoming differences and learning. Biography autobiography memoir, politics current events, history. I think the negative connotation surrounding the word jihad, combined with accidental, makes the title extremely captivating.
Nor could she have imagined the prejudice she would encounter or the profo. My accidental jihad by krista bremer reading guidebook club. Buy my accidental jihad unabridged by krista bremer, xe sands isbn. Krista is a surfer, shed grown up in a secular middleclass. Goodreads members who liked my accidental jihad also liked. Fifteen years ago, krista bremer, a californiabred feminist, surfer, and aspiring journalist, met ismail suayah, sincere, passionate, kind, yet from a very different world. Bremers experience illustrates the struggle for tolerance in an intolerant world, and i felt inspired in my own attempts to understand different cultures. Fifteen years ago, she was a surfer from a secular middleclass family who dreamed of a comfortable american life of adventure, romance, and opportunity. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. This book is a powerfully personal account of the courage and hard work necessary to open ones heart and keep it that way. The evening book club meets the third tuesday of every month at 7.
Fifteen years ago, krista bremer would not have been able to imagine her life today. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A western woman finds love and struggle with her libyan husband in a memoir of marriage across a cultural divide. A womans unexpected struggle to open her heart and grow beyond herself this is krista bremers tender struggle. The memoir, bremers first book, grew out of a prizewinning essay she wrote for the sun, a north carolinabased magazine where she is. Thanks to krista bremer for her essay my accidental jihad october 2007, about her marriage to a muslim man. Author krista bremer discusses her accidental jihad nbc news.
My book club decided to read it and the overall verdict was that we liked it a lot. Browse krista bremers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Meet the author book club past events we have had dozens of bestselling authors participate in our meet the author book club, including adriana trigiani, lauren groff, ruth ware, chris bohjalian, celeste ng and mary kubica. Jihad, an arabic word meaning strife or struggle, has many connotations in our culture, few of them romantic. Krista bremers new book, my accidental jihad, lays bare the struggles of marriage and family, and charts a journey towards tolerance and compassion.
The oprah magazine,more magazine, and the sun, and shes been featured on npr and in the pbs series arab american stories. Bremer, associate publisher of the sun, explores the points of connectionand potential. More life reflections from the bestselling author on themes of societal captivity and the catharsis of personal freedom. Basing this book on her pushcart prizewinning essay, my accidental jihad, bremer details her.
Krista bremer, xe sands, a division of recorded books highbridge. Mar 12, 2020 told with rare honesty, my accidental jihad is the story of krista bremers lifelong quest for insight and understanding, a search that leads her out of the pacific surf to journalism school in north carolina and through the complex challenges and unexpected joys of a crosscultural marriage and family. Sep 11, 2019 the perfect book club is made up of three key things. Fifteen years ago, krista bremer, a californiabred feminist, surfer, and aspiring journalist, met and fell in love with a man from a very different world. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Cheryl strayed, author of wilda bold piece of writing and thinking by an incredibly brave woman. A tender struggle a story about love, marriage, compromise, parenthood and the difference between the life one imagined and reality. My accidental jihad by krista bremer a captivating and moving memoir about a womens journey through love, interethnic marriage, parenthood, and life. My accidental jihad by kipling7161 see profile 081814 in a world that has no racial or religious boundaries, this book has a courageous voice that is wise, insightful and committed to a relationship met with challenges and a road not so easily traveled. The books title refers not to her falling in love with a muslim but her own accidental jihad, forcing me to wrestle with my intolerance and selfabsorption. Fifteen years ago, krista bremer was a surfer from a secular middleclass family who dreamed of a comfortable american life of adventure, romance, and opportunity.
A tender struggle by krista bremer overdrive rakuten. Discover your next favorite book or author with free book club discussion questions, best book lists and more i love helping readers discover their next favorite book or author so ive dedicated this page to the books i have read and want to read, book club discussion questions to get your book club talking, ways to encourage your kids to. My accidental jihad my accidental jihad is the story of a young woman who, because she fell in love with an older moslem man from libya, found herself undertaking a very personal jihad of her own. Fifteen years ago, krista bremer was a surfer and an aspiring. If you would like to meet some new friends and enjoy some good times, come join the west sangamon public library book club. Willow wilson, author of alif the unseen utterly absorbing. For the next month, nothing will touch my husbands mouth between sunup. At first krista bremers memoir, my accidental jihad, would appear to be a chronicle of the authors relationship with her husband, a tale of. Find books like my accidental jihad from the worlds largest community of readers. Elizabeth gilbert, author of eat, pray, lovefifteen years ago, krista bremer was a surfer and an aspiring journalist who dreamed of a comfortable american life of adventure, romance, and opportunity. My accidental jihad, by krista bremer the new york times. Aukai collins, also known as aqil collins february, 1974 july 19, 2016 was an american of irish descent who converted to islam and fought with chechen irregulars of the chechen republic of ichkeria.
A womans unexpected struggle to open her heart and grow beyond herself. Dec 03, 2014 my accidental jihad my accidental jihad is the story of a young woman who, because she fell in love with an older moslem man from libya, found herself undertaking a very personal jihad of her own. My accidental jihad is a bold piece of writing and thinking by an incredibly brave woman. He is the new york times bestselling author of accidental presidents, the new digital age, children of jihad, and one hundred days of silence. Lucid, heartfelt and profoundly humane, my accidental jihad navigates the boundaries of religion and politics to arrive at the universal experience of love. Krista bremer audio books, best sellers, author bio. Four years ago, she writes, married to the father of my three children, i fell in love with a woman.
A love story by krista bremer at first, it seemed to read like a script for one of those carefully constructed films about interracial, intercultural, interfaith relationships that somehow turn out happily ever after, without straying too far from anyones comfort zone. Evening book discussion club at the lavoniacarnegie library for the safety of our patrons and with a continued effort to flatten the curve, all athens regional library system branches in athensclarke, franklin, madison, oconee and oglethorpe counties w ill remain closed until such time that it is deemed safe to reopen to the public. This month of ramadan has thrown me into my own accidental jihad, forcing. He then, among other things, went on to work as a deep cover intelligence operative for the fbi. Story of a marriage and millions of other books are available for instant access. My accidental jihad by kipling7161 see profile 081814. My accidental jihad marathon county public library mcpl. Meet the author book club fayetteville free library. Throughout the book, doyle remains open and candid, whether shes admitting to rigging a high school. Bremer finds herself in a struggle to be less focused on her needs and more tolerant towards her husbands religious beliefs during the month of ramadan, hence the title my accidental jihad. I think the negative connotation surrounding the word jihad, combined with. In a world that has no racial or religious boundaries, this book has a courageous voice that is wise, insightful and committed to a relationship met with challenges and a road not so easily traveled. The story is about an assertive american woman who is dating a man from libya.
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