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    Amity
    Amity
    Amity
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    Amity

    By Nasreen Pejvack

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    Amity provides a window to the wreckage caused by war and conflict that leave behind destruction, displacement, pain and struggle resulting in life-long and irreparable psychological disorders. It is a story about the lives of various people who are dealing with the devastation of war and conflict, here specifically within the contexts of Yugoslavia’s dissolution and Iran’s revolution. Payvand, an Iranian refugee and activist, still plagued with nightmares, meets a Ragusa, a Yugoslavian refugee whose pockets are loaded with stones ready to walk into the water and end a life that feels intolerable since the loss of those most dear to her. The two women form an incredibly strong bond as Payvand listens to Ragusa’s story and Ragusa decides to stay alive long enough to hear Payvand’s story, told to her over several days. It is the warmth of friendship that is key to what happiness can be found by these characters in a world that is seemingly incapable of learning from its past mistakes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInanna Poetry and Fiction Series
    Release dateAug 30, 2015
    ISBN9781771332408
    Amity
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    Nasreen Pejvack

    Nasreen Pejvack was born in Tehran, Iran, where pre-revolution she worked as a writer and poet for an activist publication. She moved to Greece due to the brutal aftermath of the 1979 revolution in Iran. After living in Athens for almost two years, she immigrated to Canada and today she lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she currently works with the North Vancouver school district. Amity is her debut novel.

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