Five refugees recount their courageous journeys to America -- and the
unimaginable struggles that led them to flee their homelands -- in a
powerful work from the author of Beyond Magenta and We Are Here to
Stay.
"From 1984, when I was born, until July 16, 2017, when I arrived in the
United States, I never lived in a place where there was no war." --
Fraidoon
An Iraqi woman who survived capture by ISIS. A Sudanese teen growing up
in civil war and famine. An Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Army living
under threat of a fatwa. They are among the five refugees who share
their stories in award-winning author and photographer Susan Kuklin's
latest masterfully crafted narrative. The five, originally from
Afghanistan, Myanmar, South Sudan, Iraq, and Burundi, give gripping
first-person testimonies about what it is like to flee war, face violent
threats, grow up in a refugee camp, be sold into slavery, and resettle
in America. This work is essential reading for understanding the
devastating impact of war and persecution -- and the power of
resilience, optimism, and the will to survive.