{"product_id":"winter-of-my-spring","title":"Winter of My Spring","description":"\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Louding Voice\u003c\/i\u003e by Abi Daré, a searing and timely novel of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity in the face of unthinkable adversity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the Lower Shabeele region of Somalia, \u003ci\u003eWinter of My Spring \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of what happens to Rada and her friends Mika and Sara after they are kidnapped by Al-Shabaab and forced to become child brides. For months, the girls live in fear and endure the harshest of conditions among their extremist kidnappers--but after Rada and Mika see Sara die as a suicide bomber, they know they must escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter running away from their captors, Rada and Mika manage to return home, only to find themselves rejected by their community because they've \"known a man's bed\" and are therefore, according to their customs, considered ruined and broken women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter of My Spring\u003c\/i\u003e explores what happens to kidnapped girls during their captivity and after they survive the violence and abuse of their abductors. Like the protagonist in \u003ci\u003eCall Her Freedom, \u003c\/i\u003e by Tara Dorabji, Rada and Mika are forced to navigate a world that denies them autonomy, yet they find resilience and hope in the process of healing and self-discovery.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1684633508\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781684633500\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Kusow, Fartumo\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sparkpress\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sparkpress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2026)","offer_id":46081733984453,"sku":"9781684633500","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781684633500.jpg?v=1776048733","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/winter-of-my-spring","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}