Bibliograph

Cast away, true stories of survival from Europe's refugee crisis, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

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Cast away, true stories of survival from Europe's refugee crisis, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cast away

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

Sub title

true stories of survival from Europe's refugee crisis

Summary

"In one of the first works of narrative nonfiction on the ongoing refugee crisis and the civil war in Syria,Cast Away describes the agonizing stories and the impossible decisions that migrants have to make as they head toward what they believe is a better life: a pregnant woman, four days overdue, chooses to board an obviously unsafe smuggler’s ship to Greece; a father, swimming from a sinking ship, has to decide whether to hold onto one child or let him go to save another; a Syrian man, charged with keeping his relatives safe, must choose whether to leave them behind in Syria or take them with him. Veteran journalist Charlotte McDonald-Gibson weaves together the experiences of five refugees—three from Syria, one from Eritrea, and one from Nigeria—and their families and friends, offering a vivid, on-the-ground glimpse of the pressures and hopes that drive them." --, From publisher description

Target audience

adult

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True stories of survival from Europe's refugee crisis

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