Her Heart Forever Cried

Her mind cried for peace, while her body ached for relief from the pain. Wishing she was dead like her little brother Coy, something inside her cried "live". Could she?

In response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the state of New Jersey set up the Family Assistance Center at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Little has been shared about how New Jersey rapidly mobilized to care for individuals who felt the impact of the disaster. Stones in My Heart Forever was written as a journal in the field as events unfolded, giving us a rare glimpse into the internal operations of a disaster relief site. Stones in My Heart Forever is much more than a description of events: it is filled with soul-searing multi-sensory images of what the author witnessed and experienced alongside other responders who suddenly found themselves in the midst of this historical event. Most of us who pored over media accounts with tears in our eyes could not comprehend the staggering reality or the massive emotional rush of actually seeing America burning. This very intimate book allows us to become honored visitors who come to understand this disaster as never before when we share in the experiences of responders, families, and survivors, the stages of grief, the touching lessons of strength, hope, and courage, and the aftermath of repeated exposure to trauma there is a cost to caring. Stones in My Heart Forever is a testimony to American pride and resiliency, and confirmation of the ways in which simple, ordinary people rose to extraordinary heights of courage and compassion. It is a must read for clinicians, responders, educators, students, clergy. It honors all of us who have been affected by the events of September 11, 2001, especially the unsung heroes who we meet and come to know on these pages.

During Germany's World War II occupation of Norway, Anna, a pregnant nurse, is kidnapped for Hitler's secret Lebesnborn program, which sought out blond, blue-eyed Aryans to create a racially pure Germany. After a difficult labor and near death, her newborn is stolen from her, but not before she sees that her baby is a boy with a distinctive birthmark on his right thigh. Anna endures captivity, unspeakable degradation, and countless emotional upheavals in her determination to find her son. In her quest, she embarks on a journey of rejection, courage, depression, friendship, and love.

Dr Hanif has been converting the lockdown time into highly productive period through activating his head and heart and making available the outputs for the benefit of his readers in particular and the society in general.Of late,he has come up with his several literary pursuits which reflect on his overall personality of erudition and experience. Poetry, Khalil Jibran felt,as a 'deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary"".Dr Hanif has once again made the quote true through his contributions.Poems are the call of the heart and the product of the heart. It is believed that touching the depths of the heart, which creates the world of sensation with emotions to the brain,is called poetry.The infinite invisible power that one worships while reciting verses in solitude and in a deserted place,is per se an adorable poem.Images, similes,use of words and as a magician of pen Dr Hanif is a prolific novelist, story writer,as well as a poet of Urdu sonnet known as Ghazals.His poetic excellence is discernable while reading the poetry compilation styled as ""Forever in My Heart"".An anthology of more than a hundred poems in English is one of the many notable literary works of Dr Hanif,in which he has beautifully presented every aspect of society with great simplicity.

My Heart's Cry and My Father's House is authored by Anne Graham Lotz and bundled into a 2-in-1 collection.

Amir is a young boy on a quest to find a place where he and his mother will live forever. On his adventure, he meets various people with whom he creates lifelong friendships with, unaware of passing time. Will Amir find what he is looking for at the end of his journey?