Books
by Christy Lefteri
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo |
This haunting book follows beekeeper Nuri and his wife on their perilous journey from war-torn Syria to England's promised land. Beekeeping is all he has known, now his hives are destroyed, his wife blinded, his son lost. The author worked in a refugee camp in Athens and this story is not just Nuri's but the story of hundreds of others struggling to survive the terrifying circumstances of their lives and still retain their humanity. It puts our worries into perspective.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 97 Summer 2020) |
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