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    Windows of a Woman's Mind
    Windows of a Woman's Mind
    Windows of a Woman's Mind
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    Windows of a Woman's Mind

    By Fiona M. Khan

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    Fiona M. Khan's poetry is page turning. She doesn't mince her words in a collection that transgresses her own journey through life as a girl growing up, finding love, joy and heartache in a country that has transformed itself. She uses language as a tool to paint her own transformation, to forgive, forget and grow in a multicultural society. Her metaphors are simple and identifiable, yet filled with angst. Every poem in this collection drips with passion and lyrical harmony.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMongwadi
    Release dateAug 1, 2018
    ISBN9780463670576
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      Windows of a Woman's Mind - Fiona M. Khan

      Windows

      of a

      Woman’s

      Mind

      Fiona M. Khan

      Windows

      of a

      Woman’s

      Mind

      Smashwords Edition

      All Rights reserved.

      Copyright © 2018 Fiona M. Khan

      The author has asserted her moral right

      as the sole author of this work.

      No portion of this ebook may be reproduced, stored, transmitted,

      recorded or distributed by any means without the written consent of the author in whose name copyright exists. This includes photocopy,

      or any form of binding. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.

      This is a work of fiction, any resemblance to persons

      living or dead is a coincidence.

      Cover designed by Corneles Bronkhorst at LED-Marketing

      Cover image Photo by Luiz Clas and Pablo Arenas from Pexels

      Set in Calibri 12pt

      All records for the publication of this ebook are held at

      64 Windsor Road, Gerdview, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

      ISBN: 9780463670576

      Title: Windows of a Woman's Mind

      Author: Fiona M. Khan

      Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.

      In association with

      Mongwadi Publishing

      http://www.mongwadi.co.za

      To all women

      Who rise after a fall,

      Who have fallen

      And seek strength

      In rising,

      Who have risen and

      Continue to rise.

      Fiona M. Khan

      Fiona Khan is an award winning, internationally published author and poet. She has numerous children's books published under her name.

      As an accomplished novelist, her short stories appear in many literary journals across the globe. Fiona is also the founder of the Global Forum 4 Literacy and the Traveling Books Project spreading digital and mobile literacies globally.  As an academic, she is a transformational mentor and coach. 

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