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Dixiane Hallaj
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Biography, General Fiction, Womens Fiction, Children's general
Skills: Self-publishing Workshop/Training
Dixiane Hallaj lives in the small town of Purcellville, Virginia, with the memory of her husband of 55 years and their cat named Dog. She taught for 20 years, owned an independent accounting firm for 20 years and earned her PhD at age 65.
She started writing novels sparked by the eleven years she spent in Palestine and Jordan. She enjoys writing character driven novels set in different times and places and hopes her work will inspire women everywhere to be strong--and never stop loving.
Dixiane Hallaj's books
Refugee Without Refuge
Muhammad is pushed beyond his limits by the violence of occupation and reacts with rage and desperation.
It's Just Lola
Born in 1894 to a wealthy family, Lola was seduced and disowned at an early age, plunging her into a life of drama and hardship
The 5th Wish
This is a story of beginnings.. Wishes are granted and choices are made, some good and some not so good. Most of all, it is a st
Breakfast in Palestine
Dixiane married a Palestinian four months after meeting him. A few years later they moved to Jordan with their two sons. A new culture...a new language...a new family...and a full-fledged civil war called Black September.
Born a Refugee
BORN A REFUGEE tells the story of four brothers and their widowed mother living in the claustrophobic environment of their two room house in the Kalandia Refugee Camp near Jerusalem. The oldest brother, Layth, views financial success as the best route for the family. His younger brother, Ali, sees ridding the area of the occupation as the only path to betterment. Violence and personal tragedy bring the realization that it does not have to be a choice between the two paths, but that both are indispensable.