{"product_id":"winter-of-my-spring-paperback","title":"Winter of My Spring - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFartumo Kusow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Louding Voice\u003c\/i\u003e by Abi Daré, a searing and timely novel of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity in the face of unthinkable adversity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the Lower Shabeele region of Somalia, \u003ci\u003eWinter of My Spring \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of what happens to Rada and her friends Mika and Sara after they are kidnapped by Al-Shabaab and forced to become child brides. For months, the girls live in fear and endure the harshest of conditions among their extremist kidnappers--but after Rada and Mika see Sara die as a suicide bomber, they know they must escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter running away from their captors, Rada and Mika manage to return home, only to find themselves rejected by their community because they've \"known a man's bed\" and are therefore, according to their customs, considered ruined and broken women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter of My Spring\u003c\/i\u003e explores what happens to kidnapped girls during their captivity and after they survive the violence and abuse of their abductors. Like the protagonist in \u003ci\u003eCall Her Freedom, \u003c\/i\u003e by Tara Dorabji, Rada and Mika are forced to navigate a world that denies them autonomy, yet they find resilience and hope in the process of healing and self-discovery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFartumo Kusow\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Somalia but immigrated to Canada in 1991 at the start of Somalia's civil war. Her novel \u003ci\u003eTale of a Boon's Wife, \u003c\/i\u003e published in 2017, received positive reviews from \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAmran\u003c\/i\u003e, was serialized in \u003ci\u003eOctober Star\u003c\/i\u003e, Somalia's national newspaper, in 1984. She is the creator and host of two podcasts: \u003ci\u003eBreak the Silence, Build a Future\u003c\/i\u003e, dedicated to advocacy and empowering survivors of intimate partner violence, and \u003ci\u003eMy Mother: The Person and the Patient\u003c\/i\u003e. Fartumo lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52003658334509,"sku":"9781684633500","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/vcI_TU3-Kr9781684633500.webp?v=1776685823","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/winter-of-my-spring-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}