NEW YORK–November 3, 2015–Morgan James’s new release, The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter’s Journey for Truth by Carina Sue Burns, takes young adults on a tale of love, healing, and self-discovery.
The Syrian Jewelry Box is the story of fifteen-year-old Carina Rourke; a young American growing up in blissful innocence in the Middle East whose life is about to change dramatically. After crippling curiosity leads her to open her mother’s forbidden jewelry box, she discovers a shocking family secret. On the heels of her discovery, she and her family pursue her father’s dream; an exotic drive through the Middle East and Europe, which serves as a metaphoric journey for the woman Carina becomes—a silent nomad searching for identit
y. The trip lands the family in Paris, where Carina becomes entrenched in delicious foreign foods and a mysterious foreign man. Through Carina’s own struggles with betrayal, forgiveness, love, and trust, readers are able to relate and celebrate their own journey to self-discovery.
Drawing from her own personal experiences, Carina Burns shares a journey of transformation. Having been adopted as child, and not discovering this history until she was fifteen, Carina Burns became well acquainted with the process of acceptance, healing, and learning to trust and love again. The exotic journey through the Middle East and Europe portrayed in The Syrian Jewelry Box serves as a metaphor for her personal journey in overcoming the shock of betrayal by those she trusted the most. Inspired by her past, The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter’s Journey for Truth chronicles a teenage heroine who triumphs over her identity crisis and learns the power of love.
Teens and adults alike can find facets of their own journey woven throughout The Syrian Jewelry Box. Carina’s explorations take the reader through the ups and downs of abandonment, forgiveness, trauma, romance, and acceptance. Through this, Ms. Burns’ writings foster acceptance of self and celebration of self and teach young adult readers about identity crisis and how to overcome it. The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter’s Journey for Truth is a compelling page-turner that will resonate with audiences of many backgrounds and touch them on a deep emotional level.
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About the Author:
For over two decades, Carina Sue Burns traveled the globe throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia. She enjoys all aspects of foreign cultures, including exotic cuisines, cultural history, and language. She studied writing at DeAnza College and Stanford and is a member of the California Writers Club South Bay Branch. A speaker and blogger on adoption-related issues, Carina is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When not attending school, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and nature hiking. She lives in Palo Alto, California.
More About This Title:
The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter’s Journey for Truth by Carina Sue Burns will be released by Morgan James Publishing on November 3, 2015. The Syrian Jewelry Box—ISBN 978-1630475826—has 260 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $17.95.
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