Jennifer Heath

Autor(a) de On the Edge of a Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend

17 Works 193 Membros 3 Críticas

About the Author

Jennifer Heath is editor of The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics (UC Press) and author or editor of numerous other books. AshRaf Zahedi is a sociologist at the Beatrice Bain Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley.

Obras por Jennifer Heath

The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics (2008) 34 exemplares

Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate (1994) 23 exemplares

The Echoing Green: The Garden in Myth and Memory (2000) 22 exemplares

The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam (2004) 15 exemplares

Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women (2011) 14 exemplares

Jack and the Beanstalk: For Primary 1 (2006) 7 exemplares

A House White With Sorrow (1996) 4 exemplares

Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture) (2014) 3 exemplares

Diosas y Hadas - La Magia de Las Mujeres Celtas (Spanish Edition) (2001) 3 exemplares

Book of the Disappeared: The Quest for Transnational Justice (Ethnic Conflict: Studies in Nationality, Race, and… (2023) 3 exemplares

Classics 1: Jack & the Beanstalk (2006) 2 exemplares

El Replente (1999) 1 exemplar

Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture) (2014) 1 exemplar

Overcoming Lyme Disease: The Truth About Lyme Disease and The Hidden Dangers Plaguing Our Bodies (2017) 1 exemplar

WORLD WONDERS 1: Workbook 1 exemplar

Am Rande des Traums 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo: female
Nacionalidade: Australia (birth)
Local de nascimento: Melbourne, Australia
Locais de residência: Denver, Colorado, USA

Membros

Críticas

Black Velvet: The Art We Love to Hate por Jennifer Heath

This out of book friend is mostly a picture book which contains photos of black velvet paintings but I wanted to know more about the history of black velvet paintings.

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laurelzito | Oct 24, 2019 |

A House White With Sorrow por Jennifer Heath

Author, actor, activist Jennifer Heath has written a timeless novel in A House White with Sorrow. Originally published by Roden Press, Heath took the indie route to make this work available in digital format.

The story Heath reveals is the struggle of a diplomatic American family in Afghanistan prior to the Russian invasion, and chronicles their lives over some 20 to 30 years. It is an honest, and sometimes complex telling, vivid with the political, economic and social conditions of this country torn by political machinations for over a hundred years.

The writing is spare, sharp and absorbing, her ability to create dialogue deft, her environmental description crisp. You are immediately drawn into her narrative. While not exactly an escapist read – Heath demands intelligence and commitment from her readers, a trait I respect – I still highly recommend the novel, A House White with Sorrow.… (mais)

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fiverivers | Aug 4, 2011 |