Ebook {Epub PDF} The Fig Orchard by Layla Fiske

The Fig Orchard - Kindle edition by Fiske, Layla. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note /5(). The Fig Orchard a novel by Layla Fiske. likes. THE FIG ORCHARD, a novel, early 's - A Middle Eastern peasant woman, splintered by war and cultural mores struggles to Followers: Layla Fiske is on Pinterest Readers who enjoyed Abraham Verghese's CUTTING FOR STONE; Khaled Hosseini's AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and THE KITE RUNNER; and Anita Diamant's THE RED TENT will also enjoy Layla Fiske's THE FIG ORCHARD.

Author Layla Fiske, a retired county land-use planner, lives in Rancho Peñasquitos. "The Fig Orchard," which she self-published, is her first book. Q: The novel was inspired by your grandmother. Arriving at #2 is "The Fig Orchard" by Layla Fiske. Set in the Middle East during World War I, this poignant coming-of-age epic follows the journey of a young Palestinian woman from youth to adulthood as she negotiates her changing world. The Fig Orchard|Layla Fiske, William Beckford's Fonthill: Architecture, Landscape and the Arts|Robert J. Gemmett, Select poetry, chiefly devotional, of the reign of Queen Elizabeth (v.2)|Edward. Farr, Geometric Analysis on Symmetric Spaces (Mathematical Surveys and Monographs)|Sigurdur Helgason.

The Fig Orchard is an illuminating look into the life of an intelligent, resourceful Christian Palestinian woman early in the 20th century as she faces trials of life, love, and survival. I recommend the book both for fun and for the broadening of your outlook on life that happens after you read it. Me year old male who normally reads non-fiction. In Fiske's debut novel, a young peasant woman fights to keep her family together and embarks on a journey of discovery and empowerment. THE FIG ORCHARD, named one of the Best Books of by Kirkus Reviews; winner of the Theodor S. Geisel "Best of the Best" Book Award; winner of the San Diego Book Awards Best Historical Fiction; and winner of the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Historical Fiction, is her first novel. Award-winning author, Layla Fiske, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Southern California.