Can her voice be heard? What does it take to replace structures of oppression? What hope do the marginalized have vis-à-vis the cultural divide and the harsh political landscape? Alesa Lightbourne's debut explores such critical issues and a lot, lot more. Now, thrown in an unknown world, she has to reconcile with new cultural values and witness the aftermath of war and its implications on culture and lifestyle. When Theresa answers the ad to teach at a Kurdish school, she has no idea of the challenges that lie ahead. The Kurdish Bike is a gripping story of one woman's immersion into a not-so-comfortable world, where she struggles to make sense of critical issues, like violence, lack of respect for women, poverty, and the general sense of the absurd characteristic of war-ridden areas. Contact author to request a Skype presentation to your book club. The Manhattan Book Review also gave it five stars, and called it a "must-read" for anyone interested in the Middle East. San Francisco Book Review gave the book five stars and compared it to The Kite Runner. Theresa's greatest challenge will be balancing respect for cultural values while trying to introduce more enlightened attitudes toward women - at the same time seeking new spiritual dimensions within herself.īased on true events, The Kurdish Bike is gripping, tender, wry and compassionate - an eye-opener into little-known customs in one of the world's most explosive regions - a novel of love, betrayal and redemption. Befriended by a widow in a nearby village, Theresa is embroiled in the joys and agonies of traditional Kurds, especially the women who survived Saddam's genocide only to be crippled by age-old restrictions, brutality and honor killings.
With her marriage over and life gone flat, Theresa Turner responds to an online ad, and lands at a school in Kurdish Iraq.
"Courageous teachers wanted to rebuild war-torn nation." Gold Medal, Best Regional Fiction, Independent Publishers Book Awards 2017įirst Prize, North Street Book Contest 2017īest Cultural Fiction, Readers' Favorites Book Awards (bronze) 2018
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