{"product_id":"winter-of-my-spring-9781684633500","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fartumo Kusow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sparkpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684633500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFartumo Kusow\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Somalia but immigrated to Canada in 1991 at the start of Somalia's civil war. Her novel \u003ci\u003eTale of a Boon's Wife, \u003c\/i\u003e published in 2017, received positive reviews from \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAmran\u003c\/i\u003e, was serialized in \u003ci\u003eOctober Star\u003c\/i\u003e, Somalia's national newspaper, in 1984. She is the creator and host of two podcasts: \u003ci\u003eBreak the Silence, Build a Future\u003c\/i\u003e, dedicated to advocacy and empowering survivors of intimate partner violence, and \u003ci\u003eMy Mother: The Person and the Patient\u003c\/i\u003e. Fartumo lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fartumo Kusow \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809167982749,"sku":"9781684633500","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e708f480-265b-4abe-812f-f09f58d6c175.jpg?v=1775557662","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/winter-of-my-spring-9781684633500","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}