A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
Author: Abawi, Atia
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Time Period: Modern Age
Time Frame: 2010-2019
Geographic Area: Middle East
Country: Syria
Topics: Syrian Refugees
Genre: Fiction
Reading Age: Young Adult
Format: Novel
Published: 2019


World History > Modern Age > Syria

A powerful novel of refugees escaping from war-torn Syria, masterfully told by a journalist who witnessed 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. 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.

While this is one family's story, it is also the timeless tale of the heartbreaking consequences of all wars, all tragedy, narrated by Destiny itself. When you are a refugee, success is outliving your loss.

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.

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