{"product_id":"the-beekeeper-of-aleppo","title":"The Beekeeper of Aleppo","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiterary Prize head judge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Beekeeper Nuri and his wife, Afra, are devastated by the Syrian civil war. After violence claims their child and Afra's eyesight, the couple is forced to flee Aleppo and make the fraught journey to Britain--and an uncertain future.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUSA Today\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(5 Books Not to Miss)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In recounting the daily brutality as well as the glimmers of beauty, this novel humanizes the terrifying refugee stories we read about in the news. Lefteri explores questions of trust and portrays what trauma and loss can do to individuals and their relationships. . . . A beautiful rumination on seeing what is right in front of us--both the negative and the positive.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Pick of the Week)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Great for book club . . . a powerful story about the refugee experience, hope, and love.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Nuri's story rings with authenticity, from the vast, impersonal cruelties of war to the tiny kindnesses that help people survive it. . . . A well-crafted structure and a troubled but engaging narrator power this moving story of Syrian refugees.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A haunting and resonant story of Syrian war refugees undertaking a treacherous journey . . . Readers will find this deeply affecting for both its psychological intensity and emotional acuity.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In fluid, forthright language, Lefteri brings us humbly closer to the refugee experience as beekeeper Nuri and his wife, an artist named Afra who has gone blind form the horrors she's witnessed, escape Aleppo and travel dangerously to Great Britain. . . . There's no overloading the deck with drama; this story tells itself, absorbingly and heartrendingly.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"ANT Stores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44816064577722,"sku":"ING-ENG-2928","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/6952\/2618\/files\/Screenshot2023-08-30130121.jpg?v=1746551857","url":"https:\/\/checkout.s101.com\/products\/the-beekeeper-of-aleppo","provider":"S101","version":"1.0","type":"link"}