The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue Binding:Hardcover "--O: The Oprah Magazine

"--O: The Oprah Magazine

ultimately more rewarding work

followed by the sound of eerie music

who adopts her

Nettie Jones’s Fish Tales illuminates the warring forces of power

The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue Binding:Hardcover "--O: The Oprah MagazineFrom the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her mother's life in Syria. Seventeen year old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihad's gift changes depending on her mood. When depression sets in,