Rebirth
A Love Story From the Depths of War
$31.19
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
Antoun Issa powerfully captures his mother’s true experiences of love, heartbreak and new hope during the violence of civil war.
Beirut, 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 dominee…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733651885 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733651887 |
| Author: | Antoun Issa |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Antoun Issa
Antoun Issa is a Lebanese-Australian journalist and co-founder of Deepcut News. 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 Al-Monitor 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 The Atlantic as an editorial strategist. He returned to Australia in 2020 and worked for the Guardian Australia until his departure in 2024.
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