![]() ![]() The titular bike is a strong metaphor for Theresa's desire to explore both the people and locale surrounding the school: I especially appreciate that the writing is well edited for content with virtually error-free text. A subplot involves the practice of female genital mutilation this is handled with dignity and does not include gratuitious descriptions of the practice. ![]() ![]() The plot, with its many unexpected twists and turns, keeps the reader turning the page. The writing is compelling and the dialogue hits just the right tone. Jendi and I agreed that The Kurdish Bike was the strongest book in this year's contest. These bonds sustain Theresa through a challenging year of growth and acceptance. Along the way, she enters into intense friendships with Ara, a Kurdish widow, and her daughter Bezma. She buys a bike and sets out to explore the war-torn countryside. When she takes a job as a teacher at a for-profit school in Kurdish Iraq, she faces extreme challenges of a different sort, including a school administrator who demands inflexible teaching methods, cultural restrictions on women's freedom, and language barriers. In Alesa Lightbourne's literary novel The Kurdish Bike, narrator Theresa Turner is an American woman in late middle age who is recovering from a divorce that left her penniless. North Street Book Prize 2017 (view all the winners) Critiques for Poems, Stories, and Essays.Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee).Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. ![]()
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