July and Everything After
By Allie Nava
Book Summary
Maya’s journey from America to her birth country was meant
to be a nostalgic visit. Instead, it became a fight for survival.
On the eve of Maya's 22nd birthday, civil war breaks out in
Sri Lanka. During what will become known as “Black July,” Maya is targeted and
attacked in the organized massacres and pogroms against minorities, and she
barely escapes the genocidal chaos.
Haunted by the horrors she witnessed, Maya returns to the US
and tries to rally a diverse group of allies to help expose the atrocities in
her birth country, among them her Norwegian-American best friend, a magnanimous
Catholic nun, and a gifted young man from her past.
Bent on justice, Maya isn’t prepared for the unexpected
twists and turns and confrontations with a nemesis that will test her resolve.
As the war and humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka intensify, so does Maya’s
disillusionment, but contact with a mysterious mentor whose wisdom she once
ignored holds the key to her future.
Fans of Paolo Coelho, Amy Tan, Vaddey Ratner, and Khaled
Hosseini will be captivated by July and Everything After, a modern tale of
resilience and transformation against extraordinary odds and war.
Publisher: DartFrog Books (September 16, 2024)
ISBN: 1965253059
ISBN: 978-1965253052
AISN: B0DHFWGP1P
Print length: 238
pages
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About the Author
Allie Nava is an American writer who survived the violent
anti-minority massacres of 1970s Sri Lanka. A former executive and writing
advisor, she’s been a board member or advocate for several mission-oriented
organizations including Bellevue Literary Review and Golden Seeds. She has been
an invited speaker at several ideas festivals, universities, and conferences,
an expert panelist for WNYC (The Brian Lehrer Show), and has been recognized
for her work by several organizations
including Amazon, Harvard, and Asia Society.
She is a member of The Authors Guild.
You can follow the author at:
Newsletter: https://alliestories8.substack.com
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Website: https://www.AllieNava.com
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