A Zest for Happiness

Fiction & Literature, Historical, Literary
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Author: Melina Nardi ISBN: 1230000196171
Publisher: Melina Nardi Publication: October 17, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Melina Nardi
ISBN: 1230000196171
Publisher: Melina Nardi
Publication: October 17, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

1989 in Chargulli, Pakistan. Sameer loves running after chickens and stealing apples from his neighbors. He has no idea that soon enough his life will change drastically as the Russians leave Afghanistan and the Talibans are slowly taking over the region. 

1989 in Naples, Italy. Nicola loves watching Beppe make pizza and hates doing subtractions. He wonders where his mother is taking him as she runs through the peach and olive trees, further and further away from home. 

1989 in Santiago, Chile. Juan is a lonely child who has been taught to hide in the shadows. He hears all around him that Pinochet is gone, that democracy has been restored… so why does his father still feel fear in his guts every time he leaves the house?

Inspired from real persons, based on true facts, this novel reveals the untold stories of so many people around the globe who are struggling to find their own life destinations, despite oppression, humiliation and confusion. They are immigrants, activists, guerrilleros... or simply human beings with a wandering heart… but all of them have an admirable zest for happiness.

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1989 in Chargulli, Pakistan. Sameer loves running after chickens and stealing apples from his neighbors. He has no idea that soon enough his life will change drastically as the Russians leave Afghanistan and the Talibans are slowly taking over the region. 

1989 in Naples, Italy. Nicola loves watching Beppe make pizza and hates doing subtractions. He wonders where his mother is taking him as she runs through the peach and olive trees, further and further away from home. 

1989 in Santiago, Chile. Juan is a lonely child who has been taught to hide in the shadows. He hears all around him that Pinochet is gone, that democracy has been restored… so why does his father still feel fear in his guts every time he leaves the house?

Inspired from real persons, based on true facts, this novel reveals the untold stories of so many people around the globe who are struggling to find their own life destinations, despite oppression, humiliation and confusion. They are immigrants, activists, guerrilleros... or simply human beings with a wandering heart… but all of them have an admirable zest for happiness.

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