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The Boy on the Beach: My Family's Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home
An intimate and poignant memoir, The Boy on the Beach follows the family of Alan Kurdi (the young Syrian boy who became the global emblem for the desperate plight of millions of Syrian refugees), and of the many extraordinary journeys the Kurdis have taken, spanning countries and continents.
A haunting and heartbreaking true story, The Boy on the Beach recounts one family’s tale of love, loss, and the persistent search for safe harbour in a devastating time of war.
“The indelible photo of little Alan Kurdi’s body lying face down on sand tore my heart open. No statistic or news story will evoke the true horrors of the Syrian war as this moving and searing saga of the Kurdi family.” -- Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, The Mountains Echoed, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and Sea Prayer