The Lightless Sky : A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World EPUB
by Gulwali Passarlay, Nadene Ghouri
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An Afghan child refugee chronicles his harrowing journey across the world in this "gripping account of a life-threatening journey to freedom" (Independent, UK).
After his father was killed in 2006, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali's mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain.
On his yearlong trek, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror-and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games. In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at the modern refugee crisis.
After his father was killed in 2006, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali's mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain.
On his yearlong trek, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror-and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games. In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at the modern refugee crisis.
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- Publisher:HarperCollins
- Publication Date:05/01/2016
- ISBN:9780062443885
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- Publisher:HarperCollins
- Publication Date:05/01/2016
- ISBN:9780062443885
