{"title":"Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJasmin Faulk-Dickerson\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts deeply personal narratives that explore identity, resilience, and the nuances of human experience. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Last Sandstorm\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers into compelling memoirs that are both intimate and evocative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the genre of biography and memoir, her writing offers thoughtful reflections and emotional depth, making her stories resonate long after the last page is turned. Readers can expect a blend of heartfelt storytelling and vivid detail within her narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-last-sandstorm-by-jasmin-faulk-dickerson-9781667829272","title":"The Last Sandstorm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Sandstorm\u003c\/i\u003e, Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson tells the story of her first 25 years in Saudi Arabia, before her daring escape to the West. The author was born in the 1970s and grew up in the shadow of Riyadh, a city that was burgeoning into economic modernity, a sharp contrast with its archaic treatment of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis memoir is both a coming of age story and an immigrant's saga, two overlapping narratives that are told with generosity, humour, and a pervasive sense of longing and loss. The narrative documents what it means to grow up with unanswered questions, strive to conform and belong, and finally, dare to leave behind a family, a country, and a way of life—the known world. In turn, Faulk-Dickerson invites us to take measure of our own potential and to participate fully in our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Jasmin experienced the privileges and privations of being female in a conservative Muslim regime, she survived and thrived by daring to imagine an entirely different kind of life. Jasmin shares the particulars of her daily life—school, Muslim customs, popular culture, family life, friends—that create a palpable sense of what it was like to be loved but also thwarted by circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOut of sight of the censors, Jasmin became an aficionado of popular culture, drawing on music, dance, film, and TV icons from Europe and the United States. In the privacy of her bedroom\/studio, she became an artist, performer, and feminist freedom fighter—a magnificent leap of faith that eventually translates into the courage to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608093737196,"sku":"9781667829272","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781667829272-the-last-sandstorm.jpg?v=1778182656"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jasmin-faulk-dickerson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}