It is 1970. The evergreens are thick with snow despite it being the month of April. In an Ottawa hospital, another daughter is born to the Azar family. The parents are from Kfarmichki, a village in Lebanon but their daughters were born...
Lebanese
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Author:Saikaley, SoniaSummary: - Author:Nasrallah, DimitriSummary:
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