Pub by: Ballantine Books
Poignant. Sensitive.
A gamut of Emotions. A treatise in Expressions.
It wrenches your heart. And disturbs your soul.
The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a stark, disturbing account of ordinary lives affected by the turmoil in Syria. The journey towards freedom is fraught with hope, uncertainty, fear and a strong desire and determination to survive.
The book documents the journey of Nuri, a beekeeper and Afra, his artist wife from Aleppo into Freedom. They journey across Turkey and Greece aiming to reach Britain to an unknown destination and future.
Different Lands. Different Milieus. Different People……these lead to strange experiences and scary encounters. Scarred by the past and yet wanting a future, their trials and tribulations bring to fore the very essence of fight to human survival.
The twist comes in the end. When Nuri’s reality and imagination’s intermingling come to light. And Afra’s quiet sensible, perceptive handling of the same.
Each character in the book is extremely well etched and come to life oh so easily.
There are times when reading it … one is overwhelmed and falls prey to low feelings . However, strength and hope survive in the end.
A great insight into the Syrian refugees fleeing their country in search of a new dawn.
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Preeta Chag 