The Beekeeper of Aleppo byChristy Lefteri

Name: The Beekeeper of Aleppo byChristy Lefteri
Start: 2024-12-07T11:00:00+10:00
Location: North Bondi RSL Club

Schedule

Sat Dec 07 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

North Bondi RSL Club | Bondi, NS

This powerful novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of the human spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.
Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo--until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain. On the way, Nuri is sustained by the knowledge that waiting for them is Mustafa, his cousin and business partner, who has started an apiary and is teaching fellow refugees in Yorkshire to keep bees.
As Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of souls. Above all, they must journey to find each other again.
Moving, powerful, and beautifully written, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is the novel that will put human faces on the Syrian war for American readers. It brings home the idea that the most ordinary of lives can be completely upended in unimaginable ways. Immigrant stories and stories of compassion are essential right now and here is a novel that answer that call: showing the triumph of the human spirit--and of love--when the world becomes unrecognizable.