Sea Prayer

by Khaled Hosseini | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0525541292 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingchawosowing of Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany on 3/19/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by wingchawosowing from Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany on Thursday, March 19, 2020
An illustrated book on the refugee crisis that will break your heart in under 48 pages. A meaningful read to gift this holiday season. "Intensely moving. . .Powerfully evocative of the plight in which displaced populations find themselves."- Kirkus, STARRED Review "Hosseini's story, aimed at readers of all ages, does not dwell on nightmarish fates; instead, its emotional power flows from the love of a father for his son." - Publishers Weekly, STARRED BOX Review A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city's swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, Hosseini hopes to pay tribute to the millions of families, like Kurdi's, who have been splintered and forced from home by war and persecution, and he will donate author proceeds from this book to the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and The Khaled Hosseini Foundation to help fund lifesaving relief efforts to help refugees around the globe. Khaled Hosseini is one of the most widely read writers in the world, with more than fifty-five million copies of his novels sold worldwide in more than seventy countries. Hosseini is also a Goodwill Envoy to the UNHCR, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

Journal Entry 2 by wingchawosowing at Blackwater, Surrey United Kingdom on Saturday, March 21, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (4/12/2020 UTC) at Blackwater, Surrey United Kingdom

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Delivered via BWB as part of Easter Exchange 2020.
Found at my partner's wishlist ...

Happy Easter and stay healthy!
Happy reading !

Journal Entry 3 by redfox5 at Camberley, Surrey United Kingdom on Sunday, April 12, 2020
Thank you so much for this lovely Easter Exchange! The book, the chocolate goodies, napkins, notebook, pen and tea! All great :) Happy Easter!

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