A Land of Permanent Goodbyes (English Edition) eBook : Abawi, Atia By Atia Abawi

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interesting read A Land of Permanent Goodbyes (English Edition) eBook : Abawi, Atia Although written with teen readers in mind, it is a good read for adults. For several years I have followed the horror of the Syrian conflict, but Abawi's accounts of Tariq's goodbyes and hardships scar me deeper than newsreels. Not long ago I walked the Aegean shores in Turkey with my 3 year old granddaughter. We picked up children's shoes and mittens, adult coats and sweaters, blankets and scarves that belonged to refugees attempting to cross to Greece to the island of Lesvos and onto Europe. Did they drown or did they throw these belongings overboard to lighten the load of the smugglers' cheap rafts? They were the people that the author writes about. They chose to leave the horror only to be 2nd class citizens wherever they land. I wish Assad could open his mind to a book like this and have some empathy. A Land of Permanent Goodbyes (English Edition) eBook : Abawi, Atia This book should be on the national curriculum for older schoolchildren. All government ministers and world decision makers should read it too. Harrowing, heartbreaking and a real insight. A Land of Permanent Goodbyes (English Edition) eBook : Abawi, Atia I bought this for my 14 yr old daughter who reads way beyond her grade level and she told me this book was too simplistic for her. I gave it to my 10 year old and she said it was, too sad. I read it and loved it. I think my 14 year old just didn't want to read something that I suggested. It was well written and a bit simplistic however, it is intended to be for young adults not a 52 year old man with an advanced degree. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it and found it illuminating. A Land of Permanent Goodbyes (English Edition) eBook : Abawi, Atia A Land of Permanent Goodbyes is a devastating and compelling tale of a Syrian teenager trying to find a better life for himself after most of his family is killed. Abawi keenly observes a traumatic situation and does with with great humanity, showing the reader that the protagonist Tareq, is just young guy who wants what everyone wants love, acceptance, a job, his family. Abawi's attention to the little details of a refugee's crossing will stick with me: The longing Tareq has for his Syrian hometown that existed just a few years ago; the seaside towns in Greece that sell fake life jackets to the desperate people about to risk their lives in rubber dinghies in the open water. A beautiful told story that stuck with me for weeks after reading. A Land of Permanent Goodbyes (English Edition) eBook : Abawi, Atia