{"product_id":"the-beekeeper","title":"The Beekeeper","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 2014, Daesh (ISIS) has been brutalizing the Yazidi people of northern Iraq: sowing destruction, killing those who won't convert to Islam, and enslaving young girls and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Beekeeper\u003c\/em\u003e, by the acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail, tells the harrowing stories of several women who managed to escape the clutches of Daesh. Mikhail extensively interviews these women--who've lost their families and loved ones, who've been sexually abused, psychologically tortured, and forced to manufacture chemical weapons--and as their tales unfold, an unlikely hero emerges: a beekeeper, who uses his knowledge of the local terrain, along with a wide network of transporters, helpers, and former cigarette smugglers, to bring these women, one by one, through the war-torn landscapes of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, back into safety. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the face of inhuman suffering, this powerful work of nonfiction offers a counterpoint to Daesh's genocidal extremism: hope, as ordinary people risk their own lives to save those of others. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833679098061,"sku":"9780811226127","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_a3490d61-14c4-4405-a85d-f7a524628ea4.jpg?v=1790892786","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-beekeeper","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}