‎رواية "جرح السما" بتحكي عن "سما" اللي انسجنت سنين ببيت بيّها لأسباب ما كانت تعرفها. ولما بيصير عمرها ١٦ سنة، بيزورها بيها وبيقلها جملة بتغيّر كل مجرى حياتها وبتخليها تفقد كل البراءة اللي كانت عايشة فيها.

‎فشو هيّي قصّة "سما" وليش كانت سجينة ببيت بيّها؟ شو الحياة الجديدة اللي بتوعا عليها وهل رح تبقى بهالسجن أو رح تغامر وتهرب؟

‎مواضيع اجتماعية حساسة بيطرحها شربل رحمة برواية "جرح السما"، منها الدعارة والاغتصاب والإجهاض والتخلي عن الأطفال، بسرديّة قريبة للقلب وأسلوب سلس ومشوّق

الجسد، العقل والروح / الإلهام والتطوّر الشخصي "دليل عملٍ رائع وشامل ... مع حلولٍ قابلةٍ للتطبيق من أجل صحّتنا وثروتنا ورفاهنا الجسدي والعاطفي والروحي بشكل عام. - لين جوي ماكفارلاند، مؤلّفة ومنتجة سنمائية. تحرّر من قيودك لتعيش الحياة الأفضل. املك سعادتكَ مِن خلال إجراء تغييراتٍ بسيطة لكنّها فعّالة على الطريقة الّتي تنظر من خلالها إلى الصحّة، الحُبّ، الحضور والازدهار. يقدّم كتاب «فن العادات الجيِّدة» خطّة عمل خطوة بخطوة لتحقيق أهدافك والحفاظ عليها لإحراز النجاح الدائم. انضمّْ إلى المؤلّفة ناتالي هيرمان في رحلةٍ لتغيير حياتك نحو العافية والرضا، مُستخدمًا هذا الكتاب الرائع كخارطة طريق. اكتسب القوّة والقدرة على التحكّم بتحدّيات الحياة من خلال تدريباتٍ فعّالة ومبادئ سهلة الفهم. اكتشف كيف تبحث في داخلك عن إجابات وكيف تُغيّر عاداتك إلى الأفضل. من خلال تنظيم الكتاب وفق أربعة أركان – الصدق، الاستعداد، الوعي والتقدير – ستُطلق العنان لقوّة الحياة المستنيرة. «لهذا الكتاب قيمة لا تُقدّر بثمن عند أيّ شخصٍ يُريد إجراء تغييراتٍ إيجابية على العادات المُتّبعة في حياته». - ستيف سكوت، كاتب. «إن كُنتَ جادًّا بعملية التّغيير وتحتاج إلى خارطة طريق، ننصحك بهذا الكتاب».

Rabindranath Tagore, like Chaucer’s forerunners, writes music for his words, and one understands at every moment that he is so abundant, so spontaneous, so daring in his passion, so full of surprise, because he is doing something which has never seemed strange, unnatural, or in need of defence. – W.B. Yeats

RABINDRANATH TAGORE, an exponent of the Bengal Renaissance, was a polymath who not only reformed Bengali literature and music, but also combined Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the 19th and 20th centuries. He also won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali, a profound collection of songs he authored. Also called the "the Bard of Bengal", Tagore's poetry is both spiritual and effervescent. Along with a writer, Tagore was a humanist, and believed in universal internationalism. He was an ardent supporter of India's freedom from the colonial regime. Other seminal works by him include Gora and Ghare-Baire, while he also wrote plays like Visarjan, Chandalika, and The Post Office. Tagore is also responsible for the composition of the national anthems of India and Bangladesh, and is said to have inspired Sri Lanka's national anthem as well. He passed away in 1941.

Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a path-breaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin was first published in 1859. This book laid the foundations for modern evolutionary biology. In it, Darwin asserts that plant and animal life evolved from earlier forms through a process called natural selection. As a naturalist aboard the H.M.S. Beagle (1831–1836) Darwin conducted his observation and research in the Galápagos Islands, off the coast of South America. He recorded data on various species found there and these observations helped him formulate his theory about the mystery of the origin of species. The Theory of Evolution broke new ground by explaining the origin of species through descent from common ancestors, not by a divine power. On the Origin of Species covers a wide range of subjects, including the principles of mutation, variation, natural selection, evolution, amongst others. This seminal work has influenced many disciplines of study such as anthropology, the Classics, and religious studies.


Charles robert Darwin (1809–1882) was a British naturalist and biologist. He is well-known for his theory of evolution and his understanding of the process of natural selection. In 1859, he published his path-breaking book, On the Origin of Species. Darwin was born in the town of Shrewsbury, England. His father, Dr. R.W. Darwin, was a medical doctor, and his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, was a botanist. His mother, Susanna, died when he was eight years old. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and Christ’s College in Cambridge. His father hoped he would become a medical doctor or a parson, but he preferred to study Natural History. At Christ’s College, botany professor John Stevens Henslow became young Darwin’s mentor. Professor Henslow recommended him for a naturalist’s position aboard the HMS Beagle, which was slated to take a five-year survey trip around the world. On 27 December 1831, the HMS Beagle set out with Darwin aboard. During this voyage, Darwin collected a variety of natural specimens. His observations led him to formulate the seminal theory of evolution.

Homer’s Iliad is one of the greatest literary works of antiquity. This epic poem, consisting of 24 books that correspond to the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet, grapples with the crucial final phase of the Trojan war and its ramifications.The warrior hero Achilles, son of Peleus (a mortal) and Thetis (a sea goddess), is the central figure of The Iliad. Given a choice, Achilles bravely embraces a short and glorious life in war over a long life lacking heroic glory. The Iliad depicts the Trojan war as not just a battle between the Greeks and the non-Greeks, the gods are both keen watchers and active participants in the unfolding conflict.While exploring the themes of love, friendship, honour, fate, will in this magnificent epic, Homer masterfully dissects the darkest human impulses and lays bare the horrors of war.


The Greek poet Homer is believed to have been born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BC somewhere along the coast of Asia Minor. Though very little is known about this enigmatic figure, he is renowned for his epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad tells the tale of the siege of Troy, the Trojan war, and Paris’ kidnapping of Helen – the world’s most beautiful woman. The Odyssey, set in the period after the fall of Troy, traces the trajectory of the life and exploits of the Greek hero, Odysseus. The Iliad has a strictly formal structure while The Odyssey adopts a more colloquial style. Both epics are laden with startling insights into early human society and human nature.

“Her reputation for reading a great deal hung about her like the cloudy envelope of a goddess in an epic.
” The Portrait of a Lady, a novel by well-known American writer, Henry James (1843—1916), was penned in the first stage of his prolific career. Born and brought up in America, James became a naturalized English citizen in 1915. The Portrait of a Lady was published in three volumes in 1881. The story revolves around Isabel Archer, a young, impoverished, and vivacious American woman who journeys to Europe to broaden her horizons. In England, Isobel immerses herself in the cultural scene with gusto and is pursued by many suitors. She finally chooses the reclusive Gilbert Osmond as her husband.
James expertly examines the American national character in The Portrait of a Lady. As in his other memorable works, he grapples with the theme of the clash of the innocence and joy of life of the New World with the cynicism and wisdom of the Old World in this classic.

Henry James, born on 15 April 1843, was an American writer. An avid reader since childhood, James was deeply interested in understanding different cultures. Till the age of 12, he was educated by private tutors. Thereafter, he studied at different schools in Paris, Geneva, and Bonn. In 1862, he sought admission in Harvard Law School. However, he soon withdrew to focus on his writing.
Over nearly 51 years, he wrote 20 novels, 112 short stories, and 12 plays. Amongst his notable works are The American (1877), The Tragic Muse (1890), The Awkward Age (1899), and The Golden Bowl (1904). He also wrote several reviews, stories, and articles for
The Atlantic Monthly and The North American Review.
His works have been translated into several languages. Known as the torch bearer of the 20th-century “stream-of-consciousness” movement, James passed away in London on
28 February 1916.