Fig Tree Rising

In "Fig Tree Rising", Brent Kunzler delivers a tender portrait of childhood in the shadow of war. Through the eyes of Nora, a young girl growing up in Baghdad during the Iraq War, the story reveals the quiet strength of innocence tested by violence and loss. Her days are filled with the sounds of explosions and the scent of dust, yet within her small courtyard grows an orange tree that becomes a symbol of life and endurance.
As the war reshapes her world, Nora learns to see both beauty and s...