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Serendipity Happens--and Another Freebie
Serendipity happened again! With no planning on my part, two books I recently read in succession shared a connection. They were two books revealing the devastating, long lasting effects of war on children.
“We Should Never Meet” by Aimee Phan is a collection of linked short stories about Vietnamese children who were passengers of ‘Operation Babylift’ that brought orphans from Viet Nam to the United States near the end of the Viet Nam war. As adults they struggle to fit into a new culture and suffer alienation when facing the past.
“What Strange Paradise” by Portland author Omar El Akkad tells of the heartbreak and tragedies of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in countries where they are unwelcome. Amir is a nine-year-old boy saved by a teen-age girl on an island where he is tossed in a shipwreck. Their race to find sanctuary is suspenseful, as their lives are forever changed.
Read my full reviews of both books here on Goodreads.
I’m offering another chance to receive a free copy of my debut novel “Promise Full of Thorns,” published in January. The first person to comment here on my Goodreads blog and the first to send me an email comment will receive a free copy of my book. But you must state that you want the freebie copy. Two copies will be given away.
This is no April Fool’s joke!
“We Should Never Meet” by Aimee Phan is a collection of linked short stories about Vietnamese children who were passengers of ‘Operation Babylift’ that brought orphans from Viet Nam to the United States near the end of the Viet Nam war. As adults they struggle to fit into a new culture and suffer alienation when facing the past.
“What Strange Paradise” by Portland author Omar El Akkad tells of the heartbreak and tragedies of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in countries where they are unwelcome. Amir is a nine-year-old boy saved by a teen-age girl on an island where he is tossed in a shipwreck. Their race to find sanctuary is suspenseful, as their lives are forever changed.
Read my full reviews of both books here on Goodreads.
I’m offering another chance to receive a free copy of my debut novel “Promise Full of Thorns,” published in January. The first person to comment here on my Goodreads blog and the first to send me an email comment will receive a free copy of my book. But you must state that you want the freebie copy. Two copies will be given away.
This is no April Fool’s joke!
