The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter's Journey for Truth

One cannot expect to walk in on a life that is so private and has been like that for years and not find similarities that will taunt you and challenge you to resolve those issues that have long been contaminating your life. When you realize that the issues you have unpacked have left your life naked and painfully raw from the death of your natural beliefs, The Syrian Jewelry Box will become your anecdote. Carina's story holds the key to a delightful celebration of self and trust. By following the well-worn steps to a full and sustainable recovery, you will be able to elevate yourself to your rightful place in the sun. --Barbie Lightbody The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter's Journey for Truth is the story of fifteen-year-old Carina Rourke; a young American growing up in blissful innocence in the Middle East whose life is about to change dramatically. After crippling curiosity leads her to open her mother's forbidden jewelry box, she discovers a shocking family secret. On the heels of her discovery, she and her family pursue her father's dream; an exotic drive through the Middle East and Europe, which serves as a metaphoric journey for the woman Carina becomes--a silent nomad searching for identity. The trip lands the family in Paris, where Carina becomes entrenched in delicious foreign foods and a mysterious foreign man. Through Carina's own struggles with betrayal, forgiveness, love, and trust, readers are able to relate and celebrate their own journey to self-discovery.Drawing from her own personal experiences, Carina Burns shares a journey of transformation. Having discovered a shocking family secret arising from her mother's clandestine past in post-World War II Germany, and not discovering this history until she was fifteen, Carina became well acquainted with the process of healing, acceptance, and learning to trust, forgive and love again. The exotic journey through the Middle East and Europe portrayed in The Syrian Jewelry Box serves as a metaphor for her personal journey in overcoming the shock of betrayal by those she trusted the most. Inspired by her past, The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter's Journey for Truth chronicles a teenage heroine who triumphs over her identity crisis and learns the power of love.Teens and adults alike can find facets of their own journey woven throughout The Syrian Jewelry Box. Carina's explorations take the reader through the ups and downs of abandonment, forgiveness, trauma, romance, and acceptance. Through this, Ms. Burns' writings foster acceptance of self and celebration of self and teach young adult readers about identity crisis and how to overcome it. The Syrian Jewelry Box: A Daughter's Journey for Truth is a compelling page-turner that will resonate with audiences of many backgrounds and touch them on a deep emotional level.