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despair and disorientation

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

January 2, 2023 by chatelaine9 2 Comments

3.75 stars Nuri and Afra are Syrian refugees trying to make their way to England, where Nuri’s cousin, who also fled Syria, awaits them. They’ve suffered a loss that’s left Afra blind and functionally paralyzed with grief. This grief is like a tangible thing Nuri has to negotiate while at the same time trying to persuade her to leave, and also to keep from her as much as possible the level of danger they’re in by staying. Their PTSD, despair, and loss of hope have […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, Christy Lefteri, Fiction, Syrian refugee crisis

chatelaine9's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, Christy Lefteri, Fiction, Syrian refugee crisis ·
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questions of #ownvoices is mostly what dominates for me

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

December 30, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

CW: sexual assault (off screen), death, basically think refugee crisis Most of my review of this book will end up being a rambling discourse on who gets to write novels, identity-wise. This book, about a Syrian refugee who was a beekeeper in Aleppo and is now attempting to escape to the UK where his cousin has settled, was written by a white (British?) fiction novelist who, to be fair, volunteered in the refugee camps outside of/in Athens, I believe. Edited to add: she is also the daughter […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Christy Lefteri

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:159 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Christy Lefteri ·
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