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Sparks of Phoenix by Najwa Zebian is a powerful journey of healing and empowerment. Drawing on her own experience as a survivor of abuse, Zebian guides readers through six transformative stages: Falling, Burning to Ashes, Sparks of Phoenix, Rising, Soaring, and A New Chapter. This final chapter celebrates the possibility of embracing new love rooted in genuine healing. With honesty and tenderness, Zebian offers hope and strength to those seeking to reclaim their voices and rise above pain.
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In Sparks of Phoenix – Najwa Zebian’s third book of poetry – she takes her readers on a powerful journey of healing.

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As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in these pages, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain.

The book is divided into six chapters, and six stages of healing: Falling, Burning to Ashes, Sparks of Phoenix, Rising, Soaring, and finally, A New Chapter, which demonstrates a healthy response to new love as the result of authentic healing.

With her characteristic vulnerability, courage, and softness, Zebian seeks to empower those who have been made to feel ashamed, silenced, or afraid; she urges them, through gentle advice and personal revelation, to raise their voices, rise up, and soar.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781449496203

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 329g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese-Canadian author, speaker, and educator. Her passion for language was evident from a young age, as she delved into Arabic poetry and novels. The search for a home – what Najwa describes as a place where the soul and heart feel at peace – was central to her early years. When she arrived in Canada at the age of sixteen, she felt unstable and adrift in an unfamiliar place. Nevertheless, she completed her education, and went on to become a teacher as well as a doctoral candidate in educational leadership. Her first students, a group of young refugees, led her back to her original passion: writing. She began to heal her sixteen-year-old self by writing to heal her students. Since self-publishing her first collection of poetry and prose in 2016, Najwa has become an inspiration to millions of people worldwide. Drawing on her own experiences of displacement, discrimination, and abuse, Najwa uses her words to encourage others to build a home within themselves; to live, love, and create fearlessly.

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