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b'A young American girl growing up in the Middle East, Carina Rourke enjoys a blissful innocence until, at age fifteen, she is captivated by an obsessive desire to peek inside her mother\\u2019s beautiful, forbidden jewelry box. There, Carina discovers a shocking family secret arising from her mother\'s clandestine past in post-World War II Germany.\\xa0



On the heels of her discovery, she and her family pursue her father\\u2019s dream: an exotic trip of a lifetime through the Middle East and Europe. This exotic trip serves as a metaphoric journey for the woman the author becomes\\u2015a silent nomad searching for identity.



When they reach Paris, Carina is entranced by the city\\u2019s temptations. French pastries become a dangerous addiction and an accomplice in silence . . . and so does the love of a mysterious Tunisian.\\xa0



Inspired by her past,\\xa0The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter\'s Journey for Truth\\xa0chronicles a teenage heroine who triumphs over her identity crisis and learns the power of love.




https://www.amazon.com/Syrian-Jewelry-Box-Daughters-Journey/dp/1630475823'