What we remember will be saved a story of refugees and the things they carry

Journalist and scholar Stephanie Saldaña, who lived in Syria before the war, sets out on a journey across nine countries to meet refugees and learn what they salvaged from the ruins when they escaped. Now, in the narratives of six extraordinary women and men, from Mt. Sinjar to Aleppo to Lesvos to...

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Main Author: Saldaña, Stephanie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Broadleaf Books, [2023]
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Summary:Journalist and scholar Stephanie Saldaña, who lived in Syria before the war, sets out on a journey across nine countries to meet refugees and learn what they salvaged from the ruins when they escaped. Now, in the narratives of six extraordinary women and men, from Mt. Sinjar to Aleppo to Lesvos to Amsterdam, we discover that the little things matter a great deal. Saldaña introduces us to a woman who saved her city in a dress, a musician who saved his stories in songs, and a couple who rebuilt their destroyed pharmacy even as the city around them fell apart. Together they provide a window into a religiously diverse corner of the Middle East on the edge of unraveling, and the people keeping it alive with their stories.
Physical Description:xiv, 282 pages : map ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280).
ISBN:9798889836391
Author Notes:Stephanie Saldaña is a journalist and religion scholar from San Antonio, Texas, who has spent most of the last twenty years living in the Middle East. Saldaña studied religion at Harvard Divinity School and is the author of A Country Between and The Bread of Angels, haild by Geraldine Brooks a "a remarkable, wise, and lovely book." Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and America Magazine, and she has been featured on National Public Radio. Saldaña and her family split their time between Bethlehem and France.