Abdullah takes us into the hearts and minds, realities and yearnings, and daily existence of women young and aged in and from South Asia. Her stunningly beautiful prose and elegant iridescent descriptions of the land that these women love is juxtaposed with the brutality and coarseness of their everyday existence.-Dr. Shirley Hord, author of Implementing ChangeBeyond the Cayenne Wall captures the cultural chasm-and sometimes the collision between the East and the West-as the characters struggle to find their individualities despite the barriers imposed by society. Tannu refuses to give up her firstborn to the caretakers of the shrine of Shah Daullah as tradition dictates. Dhool is a defiant, spirited woman who confronts the five mistakes in her life and ventures out among the wolves in human clothing to make ends meet. In a striking account of alienation and the clash of two worlds, Mansi faces some tough choices when she brings her widowed mother back with her to live in the United States.In these and several other stories, Abdullah weaves together a collection of events that spin around betrayals, confessions, acceptance, and denial, shaken in with exotic spices and flavor, a potpourri for the senses.

BEYOND THE CAYENNE WALL: Collection of Short Stories

Literature & Fiction

Abdullah, Shaila

Contemporary

iUniverse

Saffron Dreams is a tale of love, tragedy, and redemption from the award-winning author of Beyond the Cayenne Wall... You don't know you're a misfit until you are marked as an outcast. From the darkest hour of American history emerges a mesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faith recovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that no matter how carefully you map your life, it is life itself that chooses your destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life. Her unborn son and the unfinished novel fuse in her mind into one life-defining project that becomes, at once, the struggle for her emotional survival and the redemption of her race. Saffron Dreams is a novel about our ever evolving identities and the events and places that shape them. It reminds us that in the midst of tragedy, our dreams can become a lasting legacy. The Academic edition of Saffron Dreams includes an Instructor's Manual containing discussion topics and questions for each chapter. Educators can use this manual in their classrooms to stimulate critical thinking, explore key themes of the novel, and brainstorm decisions and actions of the characters at various points. This edition also contains a suggested reading list, glossary, and recipes of dishes mentioned in the novel About the Author Shaila Abdullah is a Pakistani-American author and designer based in Austin, Texas. Her first book, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, is an award-winning collection of stories about Pakistani women struggling to find their individualities despite the barriers imposed by society. For more information, please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com. Saffron Dreams is Book #5 of the Reflections of America Series from Modern History Press and is available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook formats www.ModernHistoryPress.com EDU020000 Education : Multicultural Education SOC048000 Social Science : Islamic Studies FIC027020 Fiction : Romance - Contemporary

Saffron Dreams (Academic Edition)

Literary

Modern History Press

My Friend Suhana (Growing with Love)

A True Story of Friendship and Winner of the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy. The girl finds that through her art, she can reach her special friend Suhana. "My Friend Suhana is a delightful read for a children's book. Very well illustrated with respect, friendship, and advocacy all in mind at the same time." --Dawn Cruzan, President, Camp Craig Allen for all abilities "This is the story of a seven-year-old's first attempt at unconditional love. Tough but tender, inspirational yet utterly real, this is a small gem of a tale. Highly recommended for anyone in the position of mentoring a beloved child through the hard places of life." --Paula Huston, author of A Season of Mystery and A Land Without Sin "My Friend Suhana is a charming and perceptive book that will draw its readers into empathy while allowing them to enjoy this heartwarming story of two uncommon friends." --Chitra Divakaruni, author of Grandma and the Great Gourd Learn more at www.MyFriendSuhana.com From the Growing With Love Series at www.LHPress.com

Children's Books

Abdullah, Aanyah

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Loving Healing Press

A simple tale of love and friendship to warm your heart Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy. The girl finds that through her art, she can reach her special friend Suhana. "My Friend Suhana is a delightful read for a children's book. Very well illustrated with respect, friendship, and advocacy all in mind at the same time." --Dawn Cruzan, President, Camp Craig Allen for all abilities "This is the story of a seven-year-old's first attempt at unconditional love. Tough but tender, inspirational yet utterly real, this is a small gem of a tale. Highly recommended for anyone in the position of mentoring a beloved child through the hard places of life." --Paula Huston, author of A Season of Mystery and A Land Without Sin "My Friend Suhana is a charming and perceptive book that will draw its readers into empathy while allowing them to enjoy this heartwarming story of two uncommon friends." --Chitra Divakaruni, author of Grandma and the Great Gourd Learn more at www.MyFriendSuhana.com From the Growing With Love Series at www.LHPress.com

Displaced by the Pakistan floods, Rani's family has taken refuge at a relief camp where they are doing their part to help other flood victims. Eight-year-old Rani wants to assist but doesn't know how. Heeding the advice of her father to help in a way only children can, Rani embarks on a journey to bring true joy to a dear friend on the occasion of Eid. "This sweet, touching story is based on the historic 2010 floods in Pakistan which affected 8.6 million children. As a result of reading Rani in Search of a Rainbow or having it read to them, youngsters will be introduced to the culture of Pakistan." --WAYNE WALKER, Home School Book Reviews "Abdullah's use of poetic language and Rani's quest to find her place in her community will keep readers turning the pages until the end." --GWENDOLYN HOOKS, author of 17 books for young readers "Rani in Search of a Rainbow glows under the colorful hues of its text and rich characters. As readers, we are taken into a unique setting that one would not expect to visit in the confi nes of a children's picture book." --JEWEL KATS, author of Reena's Bollywood Dream and Cinderella's Magical Wheelchair SHAILA ABDULLAH is an award-winning author and designer based in Austin, Texas. Her other books include: Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana, and A Manual for Marco. The author has received several awards for her work including the Golden Quill Award and Patras Bukhari Award for English Language. For more information please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com From Growing With Love Series at Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com LCCN: 2014024041 Juvenile Fiction: Social Issues - Homelessness & Poverty

Rani in Search of a Rainbow: A Natural Disaster Survival Tale (Growing With Love)

Displaced by the Pakistan floods, Rani's family has taken refuge at a relief camp where they are doing their part to help other flood victims. Eight-year-old Rani wants to assist but doesn't know how. Heeding the advice of her father to help in a way only children can, Rani embarks on a journey to bring true joy to a dear friend on the occasion of Eid. "This sweet, touching story is based on the historic 2010 floods in Pakistan which affected 8.6 million children. As a result of reading Rani in Search of a Rainbow or having it read to them, youngsters will be introduced to the culture of Pakistan." --WAYNE WALKER, Home School Book Reviews "Abdullah's use of poetic language and Rani's quest to find her place in her community will keep readers turning the pages until the end." --GWENDOLYN HOOKS, author of 17 books for young readers "Rani in Search of a Rainbow glows under the colorful hues of its text and rich characters. As readers, we are taken into a unique setting that one would not expect to visit in the confi nes of a children's picture book." --JEWEL KATS, author of Reena's Bollywood Dream and Cinderella's Magical Wheelchair SHAILA ABDULLAH is an award-winning author and designer based in Austin, Texas. Her other books include: Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana, and A Manual for Marco. The author has received several awards for her work including the Golden Quill Award and Patras Bukhari Award for English Language. For more information please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com From Growing With Love Series at Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com LCCN: 2014024041  Juvenile Fiction : Social Issues - Homelessness & Poverty

Rani in Search of a Rainbow: A Natural Disaster Survival Tale

An 8-year old girl decides to make a list of all the things she likes and dislikes about dealing with her autistic brother, and in doing so realizes that she has created A Manual for Marco. "Through her genuine and caring accounts about growing up with an older, autistic brother, this 8-year-old also shows her love for her sibling who is special but sometimes does things that are not-so-special. I highly recommend this book written with sensitivity and beautifully illustrated." --Lorna d'Entremont, M.Ed., Special Needs Book Review "Shaila Abdullah proves to be a great ambassador for autism, using explanations and warm, welcoming illustrations in A Manual for Marco that give a complex condition a simpler explanation." --C. Hope Clark, Author of The Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries "A Manual for Marco is a welcome addition to children's literature that will help in introducing the condition of autism to young people and providing information that will enable them to understand a little more about it so that it will not seem so scary." --Wayne Walker, Home School Book Reviews For more information, please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com SHAILA ABDULLAH is an award-winning author and designer based in Austin, Texas. She has written four other books: Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana, and Rani in Search of a Rainbow. Along with illustrations by the author, A Manual for Marco also includes artwork by IMAN TEJPAR, a 12-year-old artist from Canada. From the Growing With Love Series Loving Healing Press Juvenile Fiction: Social Issues - Special Needs

A Manual for Marco: Living, Learning, and Laughing With an Autistic Sibling

A Manual for Marco: Living, Learning, and Laughing With an Autistic Sibling (Growing With Love)

Saffron Dreams (Reflections of America)

Saffron Dreams is a tale of love, tragedy, and redemption from the award-winning author of Beyond the Cayenne Wall... You don't know you're a misfit until you are marked as an outcast. From the darkest hour of American history emerges a mesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faith recovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that no matter how carefully you map your life, it is life itself that chooses your destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life. Her unborn son and the unfinished novel fuse in her mind into one life-defining project that becomes, at once, the struggle for her emotional survival and the redemption of her race. Saffron Dreams is a novel about our ever evolving identities and the events and places that shape them. It reminds us that in the midst of tragedy, our dreams can become a lasting legacy. Praise for Saffron Dreams "Eloquently written, a must-read for any one interested in exploring the lived experiences of Muslim women in the United States." --Ali Asani, PhD, Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Cultures, Harvard University "Saffron Dreams is an unflinching look at the societal pressures of widowhood, the role that art can play in the healing process, and the impact of media bias and stereotyping on the Muslim American community in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks." --Sandhya Nankani, Literary Safari "Following Arissa's story makes the reader realize how little most of us know and understand the world of Muslims, and how incredibly wrong so many of our perceptions are." --Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson, Reader Views "Shaila Abdullah's Saffron Dreams is a fascinating look at how events can quickly change a life forever. The thread of Muslim beliefs in a modern world, and especially how women balance ancient and modern traditions, is a fresh and different viewpoint." --Sandie Kirkland, Rebecca's Reads About the Author Shaila Abdullah is a Pakistani-American author and designer based in Austin, Texas. Her first book, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, is an award-winning collection of stories about Pakistani women struggling to find their individualities despite the barriers imposed by society. For more information, please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com. Saffron Dreams is Book #5 of the Reflections of America Series from Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com

United States

Saffron Dreams is a tale of love, tragedy, and redemption from the award-winning author of Beyond the Cayenne Wall...Named as one of the 50 Greatest Works of Immigration Literature by Open Education Database. Recipient of multiple awards including Patras Bukhari Award for English Language, Golden Quill Award, and Written Art Award. Cited in a study by Washington and Lee University researchers who concluded that reading fiction like Saffron Dreams can make someone less racist. You don't know you're a misfit until you are marked as an outcast. From the darkest hour of American history emerges amesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faithrecovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in asingle moment that no matter how carefully you map your life,it is life itself that chooses your destiny. After her husband's deathin the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of hismanuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life. Her unborn sonand the unfinished novel fuse in her mind into one life-definingproject that becomes, at once, the struggle for her emotionalsurvival and the redemption of her race. Saffron Dreams is anovel about our ever evolving identities and the events and placesthat shape them. It reminds us that in the midst of tragedy, ourdreams can become a lasting legacy. About the Author Noted as "Word Artist" by critics, Shaila Abdullah is an award-winning author and designer based in Austin, Texas. Her 2005 debut book, Beyond the Cayenne Wall is a collection of short stories about Pakistani women struggling to find their individualities despite the barriers imposed by society. Her award-winning novel Saffron Dreams explores the tragedy of 9/11 from the perspective of a Muslim widow. She has also written three children's books-- My Friend Suhana, Rani in Search of a Rainbow, and A Manual for Marco. For more information, please visit ShailaAbdullah.com. Saffron Dreams is Book #5 of the Reflections of America Series from Modern History Press ModernHistoryPress.com

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BEYOND THE CAYENNE WALL: Collection of Short Stories

Saffron Dreams (Academic Edition)

My Friend Suhana (Growing with Love)

My Friend Suhana (Growing with Love)

Rani in Search of a Rainbow: A Natural Disaster Survival Tale (Growing With Love)

Rani in Search of a Rainbow: A Natural Disaster Survival Tale

A Manual for Marco: Living, Learning, and Laughing With an Autistic Sibling

A Manual for Marco: Living, Learning, and Laughing With an Autistic Sibling (Growing With Love)

Saffron Dreams (Reflections of America)

Saffron Dreams (Reflections of America)