December 2, 2021
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
#throwbackthursday
Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, Family Life, Refugee Crisis, Syria
In 2020, I decided to systematically revisit my older review posts and update them. On Thursdays, I’ll be re-sharing a few of these great reads. Today, I’m re-sharing a poignant refugee story, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri.
I’m linking up today with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #throwbackthursday.
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My Summary:
“Nuri, a beekeeper, and his wife Afra, an artist, live happily with their son in beautiful Aleppo. They enjoy a quiet and peaceful life and value the friendship of close friends and extended family. Suddenly, their lives are turned upside down by war and, out of desperation, they make a decision to flee Syria. What Afra has experienced and seen causes her to go blind, complicating their journey through Turkey and Greece to get to Britain. On this risky and uncertain journey, they must learn to survive in unpredictable situations, to deal with their loss, to trust each other, to depend on the kindness and compassion of strangers, and to keep their hope alive.”
A compelling story of love, loss, hope, and compassion…
Continue here for my full review of The Beekeeper of Aleppo…
QOTD:
Have you read The Beekeeper of Aleppo or is it on your TBR?
Reading Ladies 
I keep saying I want to read this book, and I did like your review when it first came out!
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It’s memorable Davida! It will find you at the right time!
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I need to read this book. I’ve just read Songbirds and loved that.
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It’s a memorable read! Enjoy!
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It’s on my TBR, great review!
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Thanks! I hope you enjoy it!
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I have heard a lot about this one. On my way to your review.
My Throwback post is here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2021/12/09/throwback-thursday-november-2011/
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Thanks for checking out my review and leaving your link!
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I was seeing this book everywhere for a while
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It’s TBR worthy!
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I love bees and I feel like I’ve seen several books lately with beekeeping…?
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Maybe….The only other bee book I know of is The Secret of Bees 🐝
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Small Favors and Keeper of the Bees are two fantasy books that I bought/read this year and really enjoyed. I thought maybe it was a trending thing but maybe not.
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I haven’t heard of those. But maybe it is trending!
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Thanks for the reminder about this one Carol. I haven’t read it yet.
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TBR worthy! 🙌
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