A Land of Permanent Goodbyes, Atia Abawi
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes, Atia Abawi
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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

Author: Atia Abawi

Narrator: Leila Buck

Unabridged: 6 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/01/2018


Synopsis

Narrated by Destiny, this heartbreaking-and timely-story of refugees escaping from war-torn Syria is masterfully told by a foreign news correspondent who experienced the crisis firsthand. In a country ripped apart by war, Tareq lives with his big and loving family.until the bombs strike. His city is in ruins. His life is destroyed. And those who have survived are left to figure out their uncertain future. In the wake of destruction, he's threatened by Daesh fighters and witnesses a public beheading. Tareq's family knows that to continue to stay alive, they must leave. As they travel as refugees from Syria to Turkey to Greece, facing danger at every turn, Tareq must find the resilience and courage to complete his harrowing journey. But while this is one family's story, it is also the timeless tale of all wars, of all tragedy, and of all strife. When you are a refugee, success is outliving your loss. Destiny narrates this heartbreaking story of the consequences of war, showing the Syrian conflict as part of a long chain of struggles spanning through time. An award-winning author and journalist-and a refugee herself-Atia Abawi captures the hope that spurs people forward against all odds and the love that makes that hope grow.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Atia on March 16, 2018

It’s my book 😊 Thanks to all who have taken the time to read ALOPG! And to those who plan to read it. As someone who was a refugee myself this story was important for me to share.......more

Goodreads review by Noor on March 01, 2018

The refugee crisis is one that needs to be talked about, and despite this book’s many shortcomings, it did, at least, do that. It doesn’t do so as well or as powerfully as I hoped, but it is one of the few positive things that definitely cannot be discounted. It’s just a shame, because it could have......more

Goodreads review by Skip on August 03, 2019

It is vital that the refugee crisis is told to all audiences, including young adult, and Syria is about as terrible as there is. But, while the characters were okay, the story was kind of dull. The volunteers, in particular, were not well developed either, although I liked Abawi's effort to include......more

Goodreads review by Claire on August 09, 2017

This book made me cry. At my desk. In public. It was every bit of a lovely book that I needed this year.......more

Goodreads review by Sumaiyya on June 07, 2018

I really wanted to love this because it aims to tell the important story of what Syrian refugees go through, but the writing and characterization failed to catch my attention and it all felt flat. There were a few moments when the prose felt promising, especially in the earlier part of the book, but......more