A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

from cablesclasses

Read in day. Easy read. Compelling and currency of subject relevant to readers affected by refugee relocations. Gritty and definitely realistic. Suspension of disbelief based on author's background. This book delves into the current Syrian situation with many factions vying for power and the effe...

from Lisa5127

If this book doesn't change your thinking about what it means to be a refugee from a country torn apart by war, I don't know what would? This is about a family that is torn apart by death, distance, finances. It is about the horrible people who make money off of these poor people who have nowhere...

from ewyatt

Destiny is the narrator in this book. While the device didn't work for me, I found the story compelling and thought provoking. Tareq's life turns upside down when a bomb destroys his family's home, killing several of his family members. Soon Tareq, his father and baby sister are going further int...

from

A young adult fiction book focussing on refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war, through Turkey and into Europe. It has its heart in the right place and captures the trauma and despair that many refugees suffer.

from miss.mesmerized

The family is at home, even if it is war outside, they still have themselves; Tareq, his younger brother Salim, the girls Farrah and Susan and the baby twins. He respected his mother Nour and his father Fayed and of course also his grand-mother. When a bomb hits their house, only Tareq and Susan ...