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A hope more powerful than the sea : one refugee's incredible story of love, loss, and survival / Melissa Fleming.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250105998
- ISBN: 1250105994
- ISBN: 9781250105998 : HRD
- ISBN: 1250105994 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250105998 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250105994 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 274 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, [2017]
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | A childhood in Syria -- The war begins -- The siege of Daraa -- Life as a refugee -- Love in exile -- The engagement -- Deal with the devil -- The nightmare begins -- All that is left is the sea -- Rescue at the dying hour. |
| Summary, etc.: | The story of a young Syrian refugee's attempt to reach Sweden, focusing on her ordeal in icy waters after the dilapidated fishing vessel in which she was traveling--along with 500 others--sinks. Adrift in a frigid sea, no land in sight, Doaa Al Zamel floated with a small inflatable water ring around her waist and clutched two children who had been thrust into her arms by their drowning relatives. Once an average Syrian girl, her life was upended in 2011 by the events of the Arab Spring, and the sinking of the overcrowded refugee boat was where her struggle for survival really began. Fleming uses Zamal's diaries to shed light on the most pressing humanitarian crisis of our time. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Refugees > Syria. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- Syria > Emigration and immigration. |
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kent Memorial Library - Suffield. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | 956.9104 F (Text) | 32518137614478 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bolton High School | 956.9 FLE (Text) | 34062141570499 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | ANF 956.91 FLE (Text) | 33260000258708 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Douglas Library of Hebron | 956.91 AL (Text) | 33400139373685 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Franklin Elementary School | 956.91 FLE (Text) | 30206000103124 | Children’s Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hall Memorial Library - Ellington | 956.9104 FLEMING (Text) | 34037133889271 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Killingworth Library Association | 956.9104 FLE (Text) | 33420145237229 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lyman Memorial High School | M FLEMING (Text) | 33431139403974 | Memoirs | Available | - |
| New Milford Public Library | 956.9104 FLE (Text) | 34021137068744 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Oxford Public Library | 956.9104 FLE (Text) | 33530138425571 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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