Kisses From a Distance (Bridge Between Cultures Series)

Kisses From a Distance (Bridge Between Cultures Series) by Ellis, Raff. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781885942463.

"Kissess from a Distance" chronicles a Lebanese immigrant experience - based on a cache of more than 200 letters discovered after the death of the authors mother. The tale begins with the kidnapping of the authors grandmother from a remote convent in 1895. It chronicles her subsequent unhappy marriage and her husbands tragic attempt to find success in America. Their particular story plays out against the struggle and suffering of the lebanese people through years of oppressive Ottoman rule and the ravages of World War I. Employing traditional lebanese proverbs and folk tales, "Kisses from a Distance" weaves the authors extensive research and visits to Lebanon into a compelling narrative.