||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A compelling read|By Jay|The book is in many ways a diary written during hectic travels through war torn northern Syria so understandably it is a little disjointed. However, once you read it for what it is, it is a compelling and thought provoking narrative. The people she interviewed spoke under severe conditions and did so because they thought she would get their messages to||
"Powerful and moving. . . bears comparison with George Orwell’s Homage To Catalonia as a work of literature, Yazbek is a superb narrator. . . it may be that [she] has written one of the first political classics of the 21st century." —<
Samar Yazbek was well-known in her native Syria as a writer and a journalist but, in 2011, she fell foul of the Assad regime and was forced to flee. Since then, determined to bear witness to the suffering of her people, she revisited her homeland by squeezing through a hole in the fence on the Turkish border. Here she testifies to the appalling reality that is Syria today. From the first innocent demonstrations for democracy, through the beginnings of the Free Syri... [PDF.hq03] The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria Rating: 4.78 (728 Votes)
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria | Samar Yazbek.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
