Bahá’í Author Carol Handy Impresses With Historical Fiction Novel
The novel “Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope” is one of the two books inspired by the author’s faith.
“Shirin’s story is the story of the Bahá’í Faith, woven with heartrending drama and rich historical detail as well as spirituality and hope”.
What better way to explain the history and tenets of the Bahá’í Faith than through a historical/religious fiction novel? Carol Handy did just that with “Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope” (Baha’i Publishing; 2014). This is her third book – and the second Bahá’í-themed work.
The gripping, insight-filled story takes place in different locations – in Persia during a time of great religious fervor during the mid-1800s and later in Europe following the persecution of the Bahá’í Faith, which persists up to this day.
“Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope” follows Shirin, an elderly Persian woman whose home is torched down by the government in its persecution of the faith, which is considered as apostasy from Islam. She is forced to flee to Europe, where she falls in love and learns about her Bahá’í Faith and its founder, Baha’u’llah. What follows next is a century-long spiritual journey of sorts for Shirin and her daughter across foreign lands.
Follow the story of Shirin and learn more about the Bahá’í Faith in Carol Handy’s “Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope.” Order a copy today through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Await the public display of “Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope,” as well as the author’s other two books “Prayers from the Land of the Living” and “The Dragons of Rizvania,” at the upcoming Miami Book Fair 2019 Street Fair on November 22-24, 2019 at Miami Dade College (Wolfson Campus) in Downtown Miami.
Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope
Author | Carol Handy
Publisher | Baha’i Publishing
Published Date | 2014
Paperback price | $22.03
About the Author
Carol Handy attended Grinnell College in Iowa and studied at Michigan State University, as well as Andrews University. She is a published poet and served as the writer/editor of the Bahá’í International News Service in Haifa, Israel from 1989 to 1990. She previously published a Baha’i-themed fairytale titled The Dragons of Rizvania. Her proudest accomplishments are her five children, twelve grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
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