Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted Free Audiobook Download by Suleika Jaouad

The memoir of a life interrupted by an unexpected diagnosis of breast cancer when she was just twenty-four years old.

This is a story of how one woman's life was completely turned upside down. It begins in Morocco, where Suleika Jaouad and her family live for five years before fleeing the country during a revolution. They move to France, and then back to Morocco, living with the sense of constant danger. Throughout this process, Suleika tries to keep everything together and make it work for her daughter and her son by continuing her education and working as a journalist.

Who doesn't know the power of a good story? In Between Two Kingdoms, author and Suleika Jaouad of Los Angeles, California describes her life and experiences in such an eloquent, moving way that they can be shared with anyone.

The book begins with the question "What if you could live without limitations, knowing that your life was about to be put at risk?" The question is left unanswered. The narrator narrates her first memories (of a family vacation), then jumps light years ahead to adulthood in Algiers.

Sjouad recounts her fascinating journey from the French countryside to Beirut and beyond. She describes what it felt like to grow up in a Palestinian household, living under French and Israeli occupation, being forced to flee Lebanon, but never forgetting her homeland or family. Her story is fascinating and moving, offering thoughts on love and loss, hope and despair- all told through a beautifully written memoir of a life so far interrupted by the many twists and turns that have shaped it.

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted is a rare and inspiring story of resilience, truth, and forgiveness. In a span of barely two years, Suleika Jeouad lost the man she loves, the home she had built with him, and the only thing that ever mattered to her--her career as an educator in New York City's public schools. Most days are spent at home with her sons trying to maintain stability while pondering what life would be like without their father. However, when she is given an opportunity to travel to India on personal retreat from this tragedy, she finds herself finally coming alive again - until three months later when her husband unexpectedly joins her for some much-needed time together with their children.