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Violence
A lot
Syrian civil war violence; deaths of innocents depicted with seriousness
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief tender romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Profound psychological trauma from war, loss of a child, and the refugee experience — the novel's emotional weight is immense
What this book is about
Nuri and Afra are Syrian refugees on a harrowing journey from Aleppo to the UK. Nuri was a beekeeper; Afra is an artist who has been blinded by the trauma of what she witnessed. Lefteri's novel interweaves their journey with memories of the life they lost — a devastating and beautiful tribute to refugee experience.
Notes for sensitive readers
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War violence and refugee crisis
Child death
PTSD and trauma themes
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