{"product_id":"9781770859821","title":"Escape from Syria","description":"\u003cp\u003e A graphic story of intense current events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the pen of former \u003ci\u003eDaily Star\u003c\/i\u003e (Lebanon) reporter Samya Kullab comes a breathtaking and hard-hitting story of one family's struggle to survive in the face of war, displacement, poverty and relocation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEscape from Syria\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictionalized account that calls on real-life circumstances and true tales of refugee families to serve as a microcosm of the Syrian uprising and the war and refugee crisis that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story spans six years in the lives of Walid, his wife Dalia, and their two children, Amina and Youssef. Forced to flee from Syria, they become asylum-seekers in Lebanon, and finally resettled refugees in the West. It is a story that has been replayed thousands of times by other families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the family home in Aleppo is destroyed by a government-led bomb strike, Walid has no choice but to take his wife and children and flee their war-torn and much loved homeland. They struggle to survive in the wretched refugee camps of Lebanon, and when Youssef becomes fatally ill as a result of the poor hygienic conditions, his father is forced to take great personal risk to save his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalid's daughter, the young Amina, a whip-smart grade-A student, tells the story. As she witnesses firsthand the harsh realities that her family must endure if they are to survive -- swindling smugglers, treacherous ocean crossings, and jihadist militias -- she is forced to grow up very quickly in order to help her parents and brother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKullab's narrative masterfully maps both the collapse and destruction of Syria, and the real-life tragedies faced by its citizens still today. The family's escape from their homeland makes for a harrowing tale, but with their safe arrival in the West it serves as a hopeful endnote to this ongoing worldwide crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful illustrations by Jackie Roche -- whose work on the viral web-comic, \u003ci\u003eSyria's Climate Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, was seen prominently in Symboliamag. com, Upworthy.com and Motherjones.com, among others -- bring Kullab's words to life in stunning imagery that captures both the horror of war and the dignity of human will. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061973041392,"sku":"9781770859821","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770859821_p0.jpg?v=1763775185","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770859821","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}