"Allie Nava’s words shine"
”Compelling... riveting... A delicately woven tale of healing."
— Midwest Book Review
About Allie Nava
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About July and Everything After
About July and Everything After
"...compelling and gripping story... A fantastic debut from a new voice in fiction!" - Michelle, @nurse_bookie
"This universal story explores…the ripple effects of…traumas… healing..." - CEO of Doctors Without Borders
“...a powerful tale of resilience, identity, and the relentless pursuit of justice… had me in tears… a beautifully written
"...compelling and gripping story... A fantastic debut from a new voice in fiction!" - Michelle, @nurse_bookie
"This universal story explores…the ripple effects of…traumas… healing..." - CEO of Doctors Without Borders
“...a powerful tale of resilience, identity, and the relentless pursuit of justice… had me in tears… a beautifully written story...” - Mathi, mowgliwithabook
"I was impressed this was a debut!” - Karen, @books.cats.travel.food
"Nava’s debut fiction novel crafts a powerful narrative... writing is laced with vulnerability, never shying away from the raw... The novel's quick pacing keeps its readers engaged...immersed in Maya's journey..." - BookLife / Publishers Weekly
"...unspeakable events... the importance of the message..." - @purrfectpages
“Maya’s journey is empowering and full of wisdom” - Amber, @_readtowrite04_
About July and Everything After
About July and Everything After
About July and Everything After
Maya's Journey From American to Her Birth Country Was Meant to Be a Nostalgic Visit. Instead, It Became a Fight for Survival.
Fans of Paolo Coelho, Amy Tan, Vaddey Ratner, and Khaled Hosseini will be captivated by July and Everything After, a modern tale of resilience and transformation against extraordinary odds.
On the eve of Maya's 22nd
Maya's Journey From American to Her Birth Country Was Meant to Be a Nostalgic Visit. Instead, It Became a Fight for Survival.
Fans of Paolo Coelho, Amy Tan, Vaddey Ratner, and Khaled Hosseini will be captivated by July and Everything After, a modern tale of resilience and transformation against extraordinary odds.
On the eve of Maya's 22nd birthday, civil war breaks out in Sri Lanka. During what will become known as “Black July,” Maya is targeted and attacked in the organized massacres and pogroms against Tamil minorities, and she barely escapes the genocidal chaos.
Haunted by the horrors she witnessed, Maya returns to the US and tries to rally a diverse group of allies to help expose the atrocities in her birth country, among them her Norwegian-American best friend, a magnanimous Catholic nun, and a gifted young man from her past.
Bent on justice, Maya isn’t prepared for the unexpected twists and turns and confrontations with a nemesis that will test her resolve. As the war and humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka intensify, so does Maya’s disillusionment, but contact with a mysterious mentor whose wisdom she once ignored holds the key to her future.
Powerful Mindsets, Contrarian Ideas
Powerful Mindsets, Contrarian Ideas
Powerful Mindsets, Contrarian Ideas
Allie’s writing explores the nature of reality, perception, and beliefs, as well as our ability to shape them to live more positive lives. Her writing touches on topics related to mindsets, psychology, and the wisdom from various world philosophies. It draws from her decades of work as an award-winning leader in the private and NGO sect
Allie’s writing explores the nature of reality, perception, and beliefs, as well as our ability to shape them to live more positive lives. Her writing touches on topics related to mindsets, psychology, and the wisdom from various world philosophies. It draws from her decades of work as an award-winning leader in the private and NGO sectors, study with acclaimed eastern and western philosophers, and study of both leadership and neuroscience during her graduate school days.
Previously Allie's writing was selected for the award-winning Six Sentences, The Phare, 365tomorrows and various trade journals, and her opinion essay published in Pulitzer prize-winning Sun Sentinel.
About the Author
Powerful Mindsets, Contrarian Ideas
Powerful Mindsets, Contrarian Ideas
Allie is an American writer who survived the violent anti-minority massacres of 1970s Sri Lanka. A former executive and writing advisor, she’s been a board member or advocate for several mission-oriented organizations including Bellevue Literary Review and Golden Seeds. She has been an invited speaker at several ideas festivals, univers
Allie is an American writer who survived the violent anti-minority massacres of 1970s Sri Lanka. A former executive and writing advisor, she’s been a board member or advocate for several mission-oriented organizations including Bellevue Literary Review and Golden Seeds. She has been an invited speaker at several ideas festivals, universities, and conferences, an expert panelist for WNYC (The Brian Lehrer Show), and has been recognized for her work by several organizations including Amazon, Harvard, and Asia Society. She is a member of The Authors Guild.
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