The bread of angels : a journey to love and faith / Stephanie Saldaña.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Saldaña, Stephanie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Saldaña, Stephanie.
• Saldana, Stephanie.
• Young women.
• Christian biography.
• Americans.
• Damascus (Syria)--Description and travel.
• Damascus (Syria)--Social life and customs.
• Damascus (Syria)--Religious life and customs.
• Christianity and other religions--Islam.
• Christianity and other religions.
• Islam.
• Islam--Relations--Christianity.
• Relations.
• Christianity.
• Americans--Syria--Damascus--Biography.
• Christian biography--Syria--Damascus.
• Young women--Syria--Damascus--Biography.
• Damascus (Syria)--Biography.
• Spiritual biography.
• Syria--Damascus.

Genre:

• Biographies.

Physical Description:

309 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [2010]

Summary:

A romantic memoir of a young woman's year in Damascus. In 2004, 27-year-old Stephanie Saldaña traveled to Syria on a Fulbright fellowship to study the role of the prophet Jesus in Islam. She was also fleeing a broken heart. It was not an ideal time to be an American in the Middle East--the United States had recently invaded Iraq, refugees were flooding into Damascus, and dark rumors swirled that Syria might be next to come under American attack. Miserable and lonely, Stephanie left Damascus to visit an ancient Christian monastery carved into the desert cliffs. In that beautiful, austere setting, she confronted her wavering faith and met Frédéric, a young French novice monk. As they set out to explore the mysteries entwining Christianity and Islam, Stephanie slowly realized that she had found God again--and that she was in love with Frédéric. But would Frédéric choose God or Stephanie?--From publisher description.

ISBN:

• 9780385522007
• 0385522002

OCLC:

320131247