Read August 2021- Zoom Reading Circle
This was a powerful book. I read it very quickly and yet it has stuck with me. It was not an easy read and at first I disliked the main character, Nuri, because of his attitude toward his wife, Afra. But as the book goes on and traces their journey, you gain an understanding of 'why'. This book brought into focus the horrors of the Syrian war, highlighting the dire situation of refugees from Syria (and anywhere, really). It is a well written story by a woman who has worked in the refugee camps in Athens and whose own parents were refugees. This book just touched me deeply. It made me feel for the characters and truly feel their pain - and their joy. A moving, and ultimately hopeful, book. I am very glad I read it.
Quotes from the book...
In Syria there is a saying, "Inside the person you know, there is a person you don't know."
Oh Allah, keep me alive as long as is good for me, and when death is better for me, take me.
But love was people's way out of the darkness. I could see this clearly.
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