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袣芯谐邪褌芯 谢褍薪邪褌邪 褋薪懈蟹褏芯卸写邪
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Nominee for Readers' Favorite Fiction (2015)些械 写芯泄写械 写械薪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 薪褟屑邪 写邪 褏胁褗褉谢褟屑械 褋褗褋 褋褌褉邪褏 锌芯谐谢械写 锌褉械蟹 褉邪屑芯, 薪懈褌芯 锌褗泻 褖械 褋锌懈屑 褋 械写薪芯 芯褌胁芯褉械薪芯 芯泻芯 薪邪 蟹械屑褟 锌芯写 薪邪械屑, 薪懈褌芯 锌褗泻 褖械 懈蟹褌褉褗锌胁邪屑械 锌褉懈 胁懈写邪 薪邪 褍薪懈褎芯褉屑邪. 些械 写芯泄写械 写械薪 懈 薪懈械 褖械 懈屑邪屑械 屑褟褋褌芯, 泻芯械褌芯 褖械 薪邪褉械褔械屑 写芯屑. 些械 芯褌胁械写邪 褌械蟹懈 写械褑邪 泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 褋械 屑芯卸械 锌芯-写邪谢械褔; 褖械 褋械 屑芯谢褟 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械屑 褌芯胁邪 屑褟褋褌芯, 泻褗写械褌芯 胁 褌懈褕懈薪邪褌邪 薪邪 褌械褏薪懈褟 褍薪械褋 懈 邪蟹 褖械 薪邪屑械褉褟 锌芯泻芯泄.
袟邪胁谢邪写褟胁邪褖邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 蟹邪 屑邪泄泻邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褌褗褉褋懈 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈 懈 褋胁芯懈褌械 写械褑邪 胁 褋胁褟褌, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 薪褟屑邪 屑褟褋褌芯 蟹邪 褌褟褏鈥�
肖械褉械泄斜邪 胁褟褉胁邪, 褔械 褋谢械写 褌褉褍写薪芯褌芯 褋懈 懈 锌褗谢薪芯 褋 褉邪蟹芯褔邪褉芯胁邪薪懈褟 写械褌褋褌胁芯, 泻芯械褌芯 蟹邪胁褗褉褕胁邪 褋 褍褉械写械薪 斜褉邪泻, 屑芯卸械 写邪 卸懈胁械械 薪芯褉屑邪谢薪芯 胁 袣邪斜褍谢 褋褗褋 褋胁芯褟 褋褗锌褉褍谐 懈 写械褑邪褌邪 懈屑. 袧芯 懈写胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 胁谢邪褋褌 薪邪 褎邪薪邪褌懈褔薪懈褌械 褌邪谢懈斜邪薪懈 锌褉械芯斜褉褗褖邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯.
袠 褋械谐邪 褌褟 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 斜褟谐邪 鈥� 薪邪写械卸写邪褌邪 械 薪褟泻邪泻 写邪 褋械 写芯斜械褉械 写芯 袥芯薪写芯薪 锌褉懈 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪邪 褋械褋褌褉邪 褋懈. 袩褉械写 褌褟褏 谢械卸懈 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸械薪 锌褗褌 锌褉械蟹 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 写褗褉卸邪胁懈, 芯褋械褟薪 褋褗褋 蟹邪锌谢邪褏懈 懈 芯锌邪褋薪芯褋褌懈, 薪芯 懈 薪邪 褋褉械褖懈 褋 薪械芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈 斜谢邪谐芯写械褌械谢懈 懈 褋锌邪褋懈褌械谢懈. 袩褉械蟹懈褉邪薪懈 懈 芯褌褏胁褗褉谢褟薪懈, 肖械褉械泄斜邪 懈 写械褑邪褌邪 褲 褋褌邪胁邪褌 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 谢邪胁懈薪邪褌邪 斜械卸邪薪褑懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 蟹邪谢懈胁邪 械胁褉芯锌械泄褋泻懈褌械 谐褉邪薪懈褑懈.
袠 写芯褉懈 泻芯谐邪褌芯 械 褉邪蟹写械谢械薪邪 芯褌 褋懈薪邪 褋懈, 屑邪泄泻邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 懈蟹斜芯褉. 袙 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 褋懈 写胁械 写械褑邪 褌褟 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸懈 薪邪锌褉械写. 小 胁褟褉邪褌邪, 褔械 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 胁褋械 锌邪泻 褖械 谐芯 蟹邪泻褉懈谢褟 懈 褖械 锌芯蟹胁芯谢懈 写邪 褋邪 芯褌薪芯胁芯 蟹邪械写薪芯.
袟邪胁谢邪写褟胁邪褖邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 蟹邪 屑邪泄泻邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褌褗褉褋懈 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯褋褌 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈 懈 褋胁芯懈褌械 写械褑邪 胁 褋胁褟褌, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 薪褟屑邪 屑褟褋褌芯 蟹邪 褌褟褏鈥�
肖械褉械泄斜邪 胁褟褉胁邪, 褔械 褋谢械写 褌褉褍写薪芯褌芯 褋懈 懈 锌褗谢薪芯 褋 褉邪蟹芯褔邪褉芯胁邪薪懈褟 写械褌褋褌胁芯, 泻芯械褌芯 蟹邪胁褗褉褕胁邪 褋 褍褉械写械薪 斜褉邪泻, 屑芯卸械 写邪 卸懈胁械械 薪芯褉屑邪谢薪芯 胁 袣邪斜褍谢 褋褗褋 褋胁芯褟 褋褗锌褉褍谐 懈 写械褑邪褌邪 懈屑. 袧芯 懈写胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 胁谢邪褋褌 薪邪 褎邪薪邪褌懈褔薪懈褌械 褌邪谢懈斜邪薪懈 锌褉械芯斜褉褗褖邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯.
袠 褋械谐邪 褌褟 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 斜褟谐邪 鈥� 薪邪写械卸写邪褌邪 械 薪褟泻邪泻 写邪 褋械 写芯斜械褉械 写芯 袥芯薪写芯薪 锌褉懈 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪邪 褋械褋褌褉邪 褋懈. 袩褉械写 褌褟褏 谢械卸懈 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸械薪 锌褗褌 锌褉械蟹 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 写褗褉卸邪胁懈, 芯褋械褟薪 褋褗褋 蟹邪锌谢邪褏懈 懈 芯锌邪褋薪芯褋褌懈, 薪芯 懈 薪邪 褋褉械褖懈 褋 薪械芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈 斜谢邪谐芯写械褌械谢懈 懈 褋锌邪褋懈褌械谢懈. 袩褉械蟹懈褉邪薪懈 懈 芯褌褏胁褗褉谢褟薪懈, 肖械褉械泄斜邪 懈 写械褑邪褌邪 褲 褋褌邪胁邪褌 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 谢邪胁懈薪邪褌邪 斜械卸邪薪褑懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 蟹邪谢懈胁邪 械胁褉芯锌械泄褋泻懈褌械 谐褉邪薪懈褑懈.
袠 写芯褉懈 泻芯谐邪褌芯 械 褉邪蟹写械谢械薪邪 芯褌 褋懈薪邪 褋懈, 屑邪泄泻邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 懈蟹斜芯褉. 袙 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 褋懈 写胁械 写械褑邪 褌褟 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸懈 薪邪锌褉械写. 小 胁褟褉邪褌邪, 褔械 褋褗写斜邪褌邪 胁褋械 锌邪泻 褖械 谐芯 蟹邪泻褉懈谢褟 懈 褖械 锌芯蟹胁芯谢懈 写邪 褋邪 芯褌薪芯胁芯 蟹邪械写薪芯.
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First published June 30, 2015
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January 8, 2024
3.8 馃専
鈥淥ne day we will have a place to call home. I will carry these children- my husband children- as far as I can and pray that we will reach that place where, in the quiet of their slumber, I, too, will rest.鈥�
My heart breaks for the Mothers in the world who are in a terrible situation and all they want is a better life and opportunities for their children. My heart breaks for the Mothers that leave their terrible situation with their young ones just to find a long hard journey in front of them. 鉂わ笍鈥嶐煩�
鈥滲ut being without a mother is like being stripped naked and thrown into the snow.鈥�
The Plot- When The Moon Is Low- you follow Fereiba from childhood to marriage and into motherhood. During the rise of the Taliban in Kabul, Fereiba husband is killed by the Taliban for not following 鈥渢he rules鈥�. Leaving a pregnant Fereiba and her two children alone. After giving birth to her youngest, Fereiba chooses to flee their home with her 3 children to seek asylum in England. Traveling across the Middle East into Europe, Fereiba and her children undergo heartbreaking trials and tribulations. Durning the travel Fereiba is separated from her 15- year old son Saleem. Unfortunately she has to continue her journey to England with her two other kids, hoping that one day she will be reunited with her son.
鈥淲hile war had turn some Afghans into lions, it had turned a good number of us into mice as well鈥�
Writing & Pace- The writing in this book is absolutely beautiful. I really enjoyed growing with Fereiba I felt like I knew her on a personal level. This story is being told from the POV of Fereiba and her oldest son Saleem. The pace dragged a little towards the end.
鈥淩efugees didn鈥檛 just escape a place. They had to escape a thousand memories until they鈥檇 put enough time and distance between them and their misery to wake to a better day鈥�
My Thoughts- I really enjoyed this book. The characters were compelling and heartbreakingly realistic. I really enjoyed reading about Fereiba's life story, and the love she had for her children. The emotions of a displaced family fleeing Afghanistan, the vulnerability of an adolescent boy, her other two children constantly holding to hope with their mom is written beautifully. The reason why I鈥檓 rating this book a 3.8 stars is because towards the end the story was falling flat. Also i hated how I followed this family鈥檚 journey from the very beginning just for the story to end abruptly. Like talk about a cliff hanger with no sequel. I could compare the books ending to The Sopranos lol. If you know, you know.
馃棧锔廔 would definitely recommend this book. It鈥檚 a heartbreaking read but it鈥檚 also important. This is my first book from Nadia Hashimi and I鈥檓 excited to read her other books. She is a brilliant writer. As the reader I felt a range of emotions, fear, loathing, anger, desperation, loss, and hope.
鉁↖ don鈥檛 have a full playlist this for this book. But I have a few songs that I think captured the mood of motherhood in this story.
Songs
馃幎You鈥檒l Be In My Heart- Phil Collins
馃幎A Mothers Prayer- Celine Dion
馃幎Sweetest Devotion- Adele
鈥淚t takes a lifetime to learn your parents. For children鈥檚, parents are larger than life. They are strong arms that carry little ones, warm laps for sleepy heads, sources of food and wisdom. It鈥檚 as if parent were born on the same day as their children, having not existed a moment before. 鈥�
please shatter my heart into a million pieces 馃槶鉂わ笍鈥嶐煩光湪
Thank you Sabrina for helping me choose my next read.
鈥淥ne day we will have a place to call home. I will carry these children- my husband children- as far as I can and pray that we will reach that place where, in the quiet of their slumber, I, too, will rest.鈥�
My heart breaks for the Mothers in the world who are in a terrible situation and all they want is a better life and opportunities for their children. My heart breaks for the Mothers that leave their terrible situation with their young ones just to find a long hard journey in front of them. 鉂わ笍鈥嶐煩�
鈥滲ut being without a mother is like being stripped naked and thrown into the snow.鈥�
The Plot- When The Moon Is Low- you follow Fereiba from childhood to marriage and into motherhood. During the rise of the Taliban in Kabul, Fereiba husband is killed by the Taliban for not following 鈥渢he rules鈥�. Leaving a pregnant Fereiba and her two children alone. After giving birth to her youngest, Fereiba chooses to flee their home with her 3 children to seek asylum in England. Traveling across the Middle East into Europe, Fereiba and her children undergo heartbreaking trials and tribulations. Durning the travel Fereiba is separated from her 15- year old son Saleem. Unfortunately she has to continue her journey to England with her two other kids, hoping that one day she will be reunited with her son.
鈥淲hile war had turn some Afghans into lions, it had turned a good number of us into mice as well鈥�
Writing & Pace- The writing in this book is absolutely beautiful. I really enjoyed growing with Fereiba I felt like I knew her on a personal level. This story is being told from the POV of Fereiba and her oldest son Saleem. The pace dragged a little towards the end.
鈥淩efugees didn鈥檛 just escape a place. They had to escape a thousand memories until they鈥檇 put enough time and distance between them and their misery to wake to a better day鈥�
My Thoughts- I really enjoyed this book. The characters were compelling and heartbreakingly realistic. I really enjoyed reading about Fereiba's life story, and the love she had for her children. The emotions of a displaced family fleeing Afghanistan, the vulnerability of an adolescent boy, her other two children constantly holding to hope with their mom is written beautifully. The reason why I鈥檓 rating this book a 3.8 stars is because towards the end the story was falling flat. Also i hated how I followed this family鈥檚 journey from the very beginning just for the story to end abruptly. Like talk about a cliff hanger with no sequel. I could compare the books ending to The Sopranos lol. If you know, you know.
馃棧锔廔 would definitely recommend this book. It鈥檚 a heartbreaking read but it鈥檚 also important. This is my first book from Nadia Hashimi and I鈥檓 excited to read her other books. She is a brilliant writer. As the reader I felt a range of emotions, fear, loathing, anger, desperation, loss, and hope.
鉁↖ don鈥檛 have a full playlist this for this book. But I have a few songs that I think captured the mood of motherhood in this story.
Songs
馃幎You鈥檒l Be In My Heart- Phil Collins
馃幎A Mothers Prayer- Celine Dion
馃幎Sweetest Devotion- Adele
鈥淚t takes a lifetime to learn your parents. For children鈥檚, parents are larger than life. They are strong arms that carry little ones, warm laps for sleepy heads, sources of food and wisdom. It鈥檚 as if parent were born on the same day as their children, having not existed a moment before. 鈥�
Thank you Sabrina for helping me choose my next read.
February 10, 2018
Enlightening and Incredibly Hard to Put Down
What is this book about?
Fereiba is an Afghani woman whose husband was killed in a brutal act of violence by the Taliban. Fearing for the safety of her children, she makes a desperate trek to England where the rest of her family has successfully found asylum. Fereiba's family will meet many challenges along the way.. will they make it to England?
Saleem, Fereiba鈥檚 son, feels the need to become the man of the family and protect his mother and siblings from imminent danger. On this dangerous and desperate quest to England, Fereiba鈥檚 family begins to run out of funds and options. In an attempt to solve this problem, Saleem separates from his family. Saleem did not know that this separation would be the last time he would see his family for a long, long time..
This book tackles some hot button issues that are prevalent right now. Especially with what is happening in the White House and the Trump administration. I found it absolutely invigorating and intellectually stimulating on many levels. Human trafficking, immigration, and refugee camps are just some of the issues that were the foci of this book. This book shattered my soul. It was brilliant. Nadia Hashimi writes with a deft hand and effortless prose. She is a pediatrician in Washington, D.C. and she is running for congress. This woman is unstoppable! I have already read two of her books, and I am absolutely going to be reading her third. One million percent recommended!
If you would like more information on this author, please visit:
What is this book about?
Fereiba is an Afghani woman whose husband was killed in a brutal act of violence by the Taliban. Fearing for the safety of her children, she makes a desperate trek to England where the rest of her family has successfully found asylum. Fereiba's family will meet many challenges along the way.. will they make it to England?
Saleem, Fereiba鈥檚 son, feels the need to become the man of the family and protect his mother and siblings from imminent danger. On this dangerous and desperate quest to England, Fereiba鈥檚 family begins to run out of funds and options. In an attempt to solve this problem, Saleem separates from his family. Saleem did not know that this separation would be the last time he would see his family for a long, long time..
This book tackles some hot button issues that are prevalent right now. Especially with what is happening in the White House and the Trump administration. I found it absolutely invigorating and intellectually stimulating on many levels. Human trafficking, immigration, and refugee camps are just some of the issues that were the foci of this book. This book shattered my soul. It was brilliant. Nadia Hashimi writes with a deft hand and effortless prose. She is a pediatrician in Washington, D.C. and she is running for congress. This woman is unstoppable! I have already read two of her books, and I am absolutely going to be reading her third. One million percent recommended!
If you would like more information on this author, please visit:
May 22, 2024
" 賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 賵賱賲 賷賰賳 賴賳丕賰 鬲丨鬲 丕賱卮賲爻 丕賱丨丕乇賯丞 ... 賵亘丕賱毓亘丕乇丞 丕賱賲毓丕丿賱丞 賱 (賰丕賳 賷丕 賲丕 賰丕賳) 賱亘丿亍 丕賱丨賰賷 亘丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷丞 "
丨賷賳 賷賯鬲乇亘 丕賱賯賲乇 賴賵 丕賱賱賯丕亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賱賷 賲毓 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賳丕丿賷丞 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷 亘毓丿 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賱丐賱丐丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰爻乇鬲 賲丨丕乇鬲賴丕 丕賱鬲賷 兀毓噩亘鬲賳賶 丨賷賳 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賵兀丨亘亘鬲 兀爻賱賵亘 爻乇丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 貙 賱匕賱賰 丨賷賳 乇兀賷鬲 丕賳 鬲賲 鬲乇噩賲丞 毓賲賱 丌禺乇 賱賴丕 鬲卮賵賯鬲 賱賯乇丕卅鬲賴 . 賱兀賳鬲賯賱 賲毓賴丕 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賱賲兀爻丕丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賲賳 賲丌爻賶 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳 . 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 賲毓 毓丕卅賱丞 賮乇賷亘丕 .
" 廿賳 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳 兀乇囟購 丕賱兀乇丕賲賱 賵丕賱賷鬲丕賲賶 賵丕賱賮賯丿丕賳. 賮賯丿丕賳 爻丕賯 兀賵 賷丿 兀賵 胤賮賱 兀賵 兀賲賾. 賮賯丿 丕賱噩賲賷毓 卮賷卅丕賸 賲丕貙 賰兀賳 丨賮乇丞賸 爻賵丿丕亍 丕賳賮鬲丨鬲 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱亘賱丿 貙 賱鬲爻丨亘 賯胤毓丕賸 賵兀噩夭丕亍 賲賳 丕賱噩賲賷毓 賮賷 賴賵鬲賴丕 丕賱賵丕爻毓丞 ."
賳鬲毓乇賮 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 毓賱賶 賮乇賷亘丕 賲賳匕 賷賵賲 賵賱丕丿鬲賴丕 " 禺鬲賲 賯丿乇賷 亘丕賱丿賲丕亍 賷賵賲 賲賷賱丕丿賷 貙 賮賷賲丕 賰賳鬲 兀賰丕賮丨 賱賱丿禺賵賱 廿賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 貙 賰丕賳鬲 兀賲賷 鬲鬲乇賰賴貙 賱鬲賲賽賾丨賷 賲毓賴丕 賮乇氐賷 賮賷 兀賳 兀賰賵賳 丕亘賳丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞" .
賰丕賳鬲 賵丨賷丿丞 乇睾賲 賲賳 丨賵賱賴丕 貙 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賱噩兀 賱賱亘爻鬲丕賳 丕賱匕賶 賰丕賳 氐丿賷賯賴丕 貙 丨購乇賲鬲 賱爻賳賵丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓賱賷賲 貙 賰丕賳鬲 鬲乇賶 賵鬲爻賲毓 兀禺賵丕鬲賴丕 賵賴賲 賷鬲丨丿孬賵賳 毓賳 丕賱丿乇丕爻丞 賵毓賳 丕賱賲毓賱賲賷賳 . 賷乇丿丿賵賳 丕賱丨乇賵賮 賵丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵賴賶 噩丕賴賱丞 亘賰賱 賴匕丕 賲賲丕 賰丕賳 賷爻亘亘 賳睾氐丞 賮賷 賯賱亘賴丕 賵賷夭丿丕丿 卮毓賵乇賴丕 亘丕賱賷鬲賲 .
" 賱賲 兀賰賳 賷鬲賷賲丞 貙 賱丿賷 賵丕賱丿丕賳 賵兀禺賵丞貙 賵亘賷鬲 丿丕賮卅 賵胤毓丕賲 賰丕賮. 賰丕賳 賱賷 兀賳 兀卮毓乇 亘丕賱賰賲丕賱. 賱賰賳 睾賷丕亘 丕賱兀賲 賷卮亘賴 丕賱賵賯賵賮 毓丕乇賷丕 賮賷 丕賱噩賱賷丿 "
鬲賲乇 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賵丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 賱鬲噩丿 丕賳 賮賯丿丕賳賴丕 賱兀賲賴丕 賯丿 賷毓賳賷 兀賳 賱丕 鬲乇睾亘 丕賱毓丕卅賱丕鬲 賮賷 鬲夭賵賷噩賴丕 賱兀亘賳丕卅賴賲 .. 丕賳 賮賯丿丕賳賴丕 賱兀賲賴丕 賷噩毓賱賴丕 賲氐丿乇 卮丐賲 .. 賷噩毓賱 丕賱兀賲賴丕鬲 賷亘鬲毓丿賳 毓賳賴丕 ..
賱賰賳 ...
乇睾賲 兀賳賮 丕賱噩賲賷毓 貙 賷賰鬲亘 丕賱賱賴 賱賴丕 丕賳 鬲爻鬲毓丿 賱丨賷丕丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賲毓 夭賵噩 乇丕卅毓 賷丨亘賴丕 賵丨賲丕丞 乇兀鬲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱丨賱賲 賯亘賱 丕賳 鬲乇丕賴丕 賮賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞 . 賱鬲鬲睾賷乇 丨賷丕丞 賮乇賷亘丕 賱賱兀賮囟賱 兀禺賷乇丕賸 . 賱鬲噩丿 賲丕 丨乇賲鬲 賲賳賴 貙 賱鬲毓賵囟 賰孬賷乇丕 賲賲丕 賮丕鬲賴丕 ..
賱賰賳 ...
賳毓賲 賴賳丕賰 賱賰賳 賲乇丞 丕禺乇賶 賱兀賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丿賵賲丕賸 賮賷 鬲睾賷乇 . 賱丕賳 兀丨賷丕賳丕 丨賷賳 賳馗賳 兀賳 兀賷丕賲賳丕 賵丨賷丕鬲賳丕 爻鬲氐亘丨 兀賮囟賱 賵兀賳賳丕 丕禺賷乇丕 爻賳賱鬲賯胤 兀賳賮丕爻賳丕 賵爻賳賵購丿毓 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賱丨賷丕丞 兀賮囟賱 ..鬲兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賮賷 賲賳丨賳賶 丌禺乇 鬲賲丕賲丕 賱賳噩丿 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賳氐丕乇毓 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賳噩丕丞 .. 賵賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱馗乇賵賮 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賮乇賷亘丕 賵毓丕卅賱鬲賴丕 .. 馗乇賵賮 賲丿賲乇丞 賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 .. 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 鬲丿禺賱鬲 胤丕賱亘丕賳 賱鬲鬲睾賷乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賱丨賷丕丞 賮乇賷亘丕 亘賱 賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱噩賲賷毓 ..
." 賱賯丿 賳丕賱賳賷 賲丕 賷賰賮賷 賲賳 丕賱禺賵賮 賵丕賱賯賱賯 賵丕賱賮賯丿丕賳. 爻卅賲鬲 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱丨氐丕乇. 兀爻鬲賷賯馗 賰賱 氐亘丕丨 賱兀噩丿 兀賳 賱丕 卮卅 鬲睾賷乇貙 賮兀卮毓乇 亘兀賳賳賷 丕賳鬲賴賷鬲 "
賮乇賷亘丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 鬲乇亘賷 丕亘賳丕卅賴丕 賮賷 噩賵 賲賳 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳 貙丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 胤賮賵賱鬲賴賲 爻毓賷丿丞貙 丕賳 賷鬲毓賱賲賵丕 噩賷丿丕賸 . 賰丕賳鬲 鬲鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 鬲毓胤賷賴賲 賰賱 賲丕 丕賮鬲賯丿鬲賴 貙 兀賳 鬲噩毓賱 丨丕囟乇賴賲 賵賲爻鬲賯亘賱賴賲 兀賮囟賱 . 賱賰賳 丕賱賯丿乇 賯丿 賰鬲亘 賱賴賲 卮賷卅丕 丌禺乇 . 賮賷 馗賱 馗乇賵賮 爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 兀噩亘乇鬲賴賲 兀賳 鬲鬲禺匕 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 賲賳丨賳賷 丕禺乇 貙 亘毓賷丿 賰賱 丕賱亘毓丿 毓賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲鬲賲賳丕賴 .
" 兀乇丿鬲 賱兀胤賮丕賱賷 兀賳 賷毓賷卮賵丕 胤賮賵賱鬲賴賲貙 兀賳 賷囟丨賰賵丕 賵賷賱毓亘賵丕 賵賷鬲毓賱賲賵丕貙 兀乇丿鬲 賱賴賲 賲丕 丨購乇賲鬲 賲賳賴 賮賷 胤賮賵賱鬲賷貙 廿賱賶 兀賷賳 賷噩亘 兀賳 賳匕賴亘責 亘兀賶 爻乇毓丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 賳乇賰囟責"
賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷鬲乇賰 毓丕卅賱鬲賴 賵亘賱丿賴 亘丨孬丕賸 毓賳 賲毓賷卮丞 賵賵馗賷賮丞 兀賮囟賱 貙 賵賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷鬲乇賰 亘賱丿賴 賴乇賵亘丕 賲賳 兀丨賵丕賱 爻賷丕爻賷丞 爻賷卅丞 賵禺賵賮丕 賲賳 丕賱馗賱賲 賵丕賱爻噩賳 .
賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷鬲乇賰 亘賱丿賴 賱賮鬲乇丞 賵賷賳賵賶 丕賱毓賵丿丞 賵賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷鬲乇賰賴丕 賵賱丕 賷乇睾亘 亘丕賱毓賵丿丞 賱賴丕 賷賵賲丕賸.
鬲鬲毓丿丿 丕賱兀爻亘丕亘 賵丕賱馗乇賵賮 賵丕賱兀丨賵丕賱 . 賵賴賳丕賰 賮乇賯丕 兀賷囟丕 亘賷賳 賲賳 賷爻丕賮乇 亘卮賰賱 乇爻賲賷 賵丕囟丨 賵賲賳 賷爻丕賮乇 賴乇亘丕賸 賮賷鬲毓乇囟 賱賲禺丕賵賮 兀賰孬乇 .
兀賳 鬲賱賮馗賰 亘賱丕丿賰 貙 丕賳 鬲噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱賴乇賵亘 賮賷 丕賱馗賱丕賲 賵賷賲賱兀 賯賱亘賰 丕賱禺賵賮 賵丕賱賯賱賯 . 鬲賴乇亘 賵賱丕 鬲毓乇賮 賲丕匕丕 爻賷丨丿孬 賲毓賰 賵賰賷賮 爻鬲鬲丿亘乇 丕丨賵丕賱賰 貙 鬲賴乇亘 賲賳 丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱禺賵賮 賱兀丨囟丕賳 丕賱禺賵賮 賵丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱賯賱賯 . 賮賱丕 賲噩丕賱 賵賱丕 賲賰丕賳 賱賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱兀賲丕賳 ... 鬲賴乇亘 賵丕賳鬲 鬲鬲賱賮鬲 丨賵賱賰 禺賵賮丕賸 賲賳 兀賳 賷賵賯賮賰 兀丨丿賴賲 賵賷毓賷丿賰 廿賱賶 亘賱丕丿賰 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賱鬲賵丕噩賴 丕爻賵兀 賲禺丕賵賮賰 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 兀亘丿丕賸 兀賳 賷鬲乇賰 丕賱賲乇亍 賵胤賳賴貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 丨賷賳 鬲賳睾賱賯 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀亘賵丕亘 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賮賷 賵噩賴賰 賵丕賱賲卮賰賱丞 賵丕賱乇毓亘 丕賱兀賰亘乇 兀賳賰 賱爻鬲 賮賯胤 賲爻丐賵賱丕 毓賳 賳賮爻賰 賮賯胤 賱賰賳賰 賲爻卅賵賱 毓賳 毓丕卅賱鬲賰 賵鬲禺丕賮 毓賱賷賴丕 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 禺賵賮賰 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賰 . 賵賱賱兀爻賮 賴匕丕 丨丕賱 賵丕賯毓賷 貙 賱賷爻 丨丕賱 兀爻乇丞 賮乇賷亘丕 賮賯胤 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 賴賶 丨丕賱 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀爻乇 賵賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賮賷 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳 .
爻賲毓 兀賳 丕賱賲賴乇亘 賯丿 賷亘賷毓 兀賲賴 賲賯丕亘賱 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲丕賱 賵賯氐氐丕賸 兀爻賵兀 賲賳 匕賱賰 賲賳 丌禺乇賷賳. 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱爻賮賱賷 亘賱丕 賯賵丕賳賷賳 賵賱丕 兀禺賱丕賯賷丕鬲 賵賱丕 卮亘賰丕鬲 兀賲丕賳. 丕賱亘毓囟 賷賲乇 賲賳賴 亘賳噩丕丨. 賵丌禺乇賵賳 賷賮卮賱賵賳 鬲賲丕賲丕賸. 賱丕 兀丨丿 賷毓乇賮 卮賷卅丕 毓賲丕 賷丨丿孬 丨賯丕賸 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱賲馗賱賲 賱賱鬲賴乇賷亘 禺賱賮 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱胤丕賮賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱爻胤丨
賰賳丕 賳丕夭丨賷賳 廿賱賶 兀乇丕囟 賱丕 賳毓乇賮賴丕 賵禺丕卅賮賷賳 賮賷 賰賱 禺胤賵丞 賳禺胤賵賴丕 賲賳 兀賳 賳購乇爻賱 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賲賳 丨賷孬 噩卅賳丕貙 賯丿乇 賱丕 賷賲賰賳賳賷 鬲禺賷賱賴 丨鬲賶"
孬賲 賳賳鬲賯賱 賱乇丐賷丞 丕賱兀賲賵乇 賵爻賲丕毓賴丕 賲賳 噩賴丞 爻賱賷賲 賮賷 丕賱睾丕賱亘 賵賯賱賷賱丕 賲賳 噩賴丞 賮乇賷亘丕 . 賱賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 賰賷賮賷丞 賲賵丕噩賴鬲賴賲 賱賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賶 丕噩亘乇鬲賴賲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 毓賱賶 賲賵丕噩賴鬲賴丕 .
" 賱賳 賷賲賰賳賴 賲毓乇賮丞 賰賱 賲丕 賷噩賵賱 賮賷 禺丕胤乇賴丕 亘兀賮囟賱 賲賲丕 賷賲賰賳賴丕 賴賷 鬲禺賲賷賳 賲丕 亘丿丕禺賱賴. 賴賳丕賰 兀卮賷丕亍 賷賯賵賱賴丕 兀丨丿賴賲丕 賱賱丌禺乇 亘氐賵鬲 毓丕賱貙 賵兀卮賷丕亍 賷賴賲爻賵賳 亘賴丕 亘賵噩賴 賷禺鬲賱噩 貙 賵兀卮賷丕亍 賷爻賰鬲丕賳 毓賳賴丕 鬲賲丕賲丕賸. 丕賱兀賲 賵丕賱丕亘賳 賲賳賮氐賱丕賳 毓賱賶 兀爻丕爻 丕賱爻賳 賵丕賱丿賵乇 賵丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 丨賲丕賷丞 兀丨丿賴賲丕 丕賱丌禺乇. 賱賰賳 丕賱賴丿賮 賲賳 爻賰賵鬲賴賲丕 貙 賲毓 兀賳賴賲丕 賱賳 賷毓鬲乇賮丕 亘賴匕丕 兀亘丿丕賸貙 賰丕賳 賱丨賲丕賷丞 賳賮爻賷賴賲丕 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴賲丕. 兀卮賷丕亍 賱丕賷乇睾亘 兀丨丿賴賲丕 賮賷 賲毓乇賮鬲賴丕 毓賳 丕賱丌禺乇 丨鬲賶 賵廿賳 兀賲賰賳賴 匕賱賰. "
爻賱賷賲 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 亘丕賱兀賲爻 賷匕賴亘 賱賲丿乇爻鬲賴 賵賷鬲锟斤拷禺乇 毓賳 丕賱賲賳夭賱 賱賷賱賴賵 賵賷囟丨賰 賵賷賱毓亘 賲毓 兀氐丿賯丕卅賴. 鬲睾賷乇鬲 兀丨賵丕賱賴 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 . 兀氐亘丨 賮噩兀丞 賲胤賱賵亘 賲賳賴 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 乇噩賱 丕賱毓丕卅賱丞貙 兀賳 賷氐亘丨 賲爻丐賵賱丕 毓賳 丕賲賴 賵丕禺鬲賴 賵兀禺賷賴 丕賱乇囟賷毓 . 賰賷賮 爻賷鬲丿亘乇 爻賱賷賲 兀賲賵乇 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 責 賴賱 爻賷爻鬲胤賷毓 賲毓 丕賲賴 賵兀禺賵鬲賴 丕賳 賷氐賱賵丕 賱亘乇 丕賱兀賲丕賳 責 兀賳 賷氐賱賵丕 廿賱賶 兀賳噩賱鬲乇丕 賰賲丕 賰丕賳 賷禺胤胤 兀亘賵賴 責
" 賷賲賰賳賳丕 氐賳毓 丨賷丕丞 賱兀賳賮爻賳丕 賮賷 兀賶 亘賱丿貙 賰賱 賲丕 賳丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賷賴 賮乇氐丞 賮賯胤貙 賲賰丕賳丕賸 賲丕 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲貙 賱丕亘丿 兀賳 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賰丕賳丕賸 賷乇丨亘賵賳 亘賳丕 賮賷賴 賰兀賯丕乇亘 胤丕賱鬲 睾賷亘鬲賴賲貙 賵賱丕 賷乇噩賲賵賳賳丕 亘丕賱丨噩丕乇丞 賰孬毓丕亘賷賳 賮賷 丕賱丨丿賷賯丞 "
乇賵丕賷丞 賰毓丕丿丞 賰賱 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲賴 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賰卅賷亘 貙 賵賲兀爻丕賵賶 賵賲丨夭賳 . 鬲乇賶 賴賱 爻賷賰鬲亘 賱賴賲 賷賵賲丕賸 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 責責
兀爻賱賵亘 爻乇丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賳丕丿賷丞 噩賲賷賱 賵爻賴賱 賵賲賲鬲毓 貙 賱丕 鬲卮毓乇 賲毓賴丕 亘丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 . 賵爻兀賳鬲馗乇 鬲乇噩賲丕鬲 兀禺乇賶 賱賴丕 .
賲兀禺匕賷 丕賱賵丨賷丿 毓賱賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賴賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賲賮鬲賵丨丞 .. 賰賳鬲 兀卮毓乇 丕賳賶 兀乇賰囟 貙 賮賰賳鬲 兀乇賷丿 兀賳 兀氐賱 賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲賱賲賵爻丞 ..
鈥徺勝冑嗁囏� 鬲乇賰鬲賴丕 賱賳丕 賱賳睾夭賱賴丕 亘兀賷丿賷賳丕 . 乇亘賲丕 丕毓胤鬲賳丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賲丕 賷噩毓賱賳丕 賳氐賱 亘禺賷丕賱賳丕 賱賳賴丕賷丞 爻毓賷丿丞.. 丕賵 乇亘賲丕 賱賲 鬲乇賷丿 丕賳 鬲丨亘胤賳丕 亘賳賴丕賷丞 鬲毓賷爻丞 賮鬲乇賰鬲 賱賳丕 丕賱廿禺鬲賷丕乇..
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鈥� 賵乇睾賲 丕賳賶 卮禺氐賷丞 賮賷 丕賱睾丕賱亘 鬲卮丕丐賲賷丞 賵賯賱賯丞 賵兀乇賶 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賲賳匕 亘丿丕賷鬲賴丕 賵兀噩丿 丕賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 毓亘孬賷丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賵 丕賳賴丕 鬲噩毓賱賳丕 賳乇賶 丕賱賲賷丕丞 兀賲丕賲賳丕 賵賳賮乇丨 丕賳賳丕 丕禺賷乇丕 爻賳乇賵賶 毓胤卮賳丕 賱賳噩丿 丕賳 丕賱賲賷丕丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳乇丕賴丕 賲噩乇丿 爻乇丕亘 丕賵 賯亘賱 丕賳 賳賲爻賰 丕賱賰賵亘 賷賳賰爻乇 賵賷囟賷毓 丕賱賲丕亍 賴亘丕亍 ...
鈥徺勝冑� 賵賱兀賳賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 賳賴丕賷丞 賯氐鬲賷 賵賱賷爻鬲 丨賰丕賷鬲賷 爻兀禺鬲丕乇 兀賳 丕鬲禺賷賱 賳賴丕賷丞 爻毓賷丿丞 賲賳 兀噩賱 賮乇賷亘丕 賵爻賱賷賲 賵爻賲賷乇丞 賵毓夭賷夭 .. 賱賳 賷賯毓 丕賱賲丕亍 賵賱賳 賷賰賵賳 爻乇丕亘 .. 賲賳 兀噩賱賴賲 爻兀鬲禺賷賱 丕賳 丕賱賲丕亍 賵氐賱 丕賱賷賴賲 賵 兀乇賵賶 毓胤卮賴賲 .. 賲賳 兀噩賱賴賲 賵賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲卮亘賴 丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴賲 .. 賲賳 兀噩賱 賰賱 丕賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 丕賱匕賷賳 鬲賲 廿噩亘丕乇賴賲 毓賱賶 丕賱賴乇賵亘 賲賳 亘賱丕丿賴賲 賱賱賳噩丕丞 亘丨賷丕鬲賴賲 賵鬲毓乇囟賵丕 賱賱兀賴賵丕賱 丕賱賰孬賷乇丞 .. 賲賳 兀噩賱賴賲 爻兀賰賵賳 賱賴賲 賲鬲賮丕卅賱丞 賵 丕鬲賲賳賶 賵兀丿毓賵 賱賴賲 亘丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳 .. 爻兀丿毓賵 丕賱賱賴 丕賳 賷賳鬲賴賷 丕賱馗賱賲 賵丕賱亘胤卮 賵丕賱毓丿賵丕賳 ... 丕賳 賷毓賵丿 賰賱 卮禺氐 賱賲賵胤賳賴 丕賱兀氐賱賶 .. 賷毓賵丿 丕賱賷賴 賮賷 兀賲丕賳 賵丕胤賲卅賳丕賳 .. 賷毓賵丿 丕賱賷賴 賱廿丨賷丕亍賴 .. 賵賱丕 兀鬲丨丿孬 賴賳丕 毓賳 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳 賮賯胤 ..
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September 25, 2016
鈥淎fghanistan is a land of widows and widowers, orphans and the missing. Missing a right leg, a left hand, a child, or a mother. Everyone was missing something, as if a black hole had opened in the center of the country, sucking in bits and pieces of everyone into its hard belly. Somewhere under our khaki earth is everything we鈥檝e ever lost.鈥� 鈥擣ereiba Waziri
Indiebound.org put Hashimi on my radar, and while I knew that her books were about the Middle East, I didn鈥檛 really know much about them. I started reading When the Moon is Low on a whim because it passed my first sentence rule, a tactic I employ when I鈥檓 exceedingly listless and can鈥檛 decide on what to read next. The first line was pretty compelling. I was intrigued.
鈥淚 am no longer a new bride or a young woman. I am a mother, farther from Kabul than I have ever been. My children and I have crossed mountains, deserts, and oceans to reach this dank hotel room, utterly unsophisticated and unfragrant.鈥�
When the Moon is Low is the story of an Afghani family that is forced to leave their homeland when the violence and madness of a new regime put the family welfare in jeopardy. Now among the countless refugees seeking asylum in sympathetic European countries, Hashimi splits the narrative between Fereiba, the matriarch of the family, and Saleem, the eldest son. Hashimi is a poet; I underlined countless beautiful passages that made me contemplate my own situation, and how our comfortable lives can change at the drop of a dime.
What did confuse me was the objective of the book, which caused me to wonder: where is this going? Is this a story about getting out of Afghanistan and how wonderful things were before madness ensued, or is it about a journey to find safety? The author鈥檚 afterword tied everything in, and more than made up for the ambiguous ending (which FYI many people hated but I did not because it was reality). I leave you with her parting words. I cannot stress enough how timely this book is. Definitely not perfect, but a must-read for our day in time.
鈥淭he United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that roughly half of all refugees are under the age of eighteen. Alarmingly, the crisis has continued to grow while the world鈥檚 sympathies have ebbed and flowed. We cry when we see a photograph of three-year-old Alan Kurdi鈥檚 lifeless body, his family鈥檚 hopes for a new life taken by the rough waters they were trying to cross to safety. We make dinner while the news anchor reports another fifty men, women, and children were lost in the Mediterranean to a capsized boat. We change the channel, afraid our first grader鈥檚 innocence will be spoiled by graphic images. We breathe a sigh of relief when pictures of rescue volunteers handing out warm blankets appear on our Facebook scroll. Our minds are on work deadlines while NPR reports on the violence in Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia that continues to drive desperate people to risk their lives. It feels hopeless. It feels like this is no longer 鈥榥ews.鈥� At some point, the ongoing desperation of millions has become background noise.鈥濃€擭adia Hashimi
August 15, 2015
Ahh.....I was so very enjoying reading this book and was ready for a five star rating....until the end. I am a person that needs beginnings and endings to my stories. I don't want to create my own version of an ending and I don't like sequels. I feel like I am left blindfolded at the edge of a cliff.
July 18, 2015
Another heart wrenching novel from Hashimi. I've not read a book that has explored so closely the flight of individuals from war torn countries. Really startling how emotionally and physically difficult this is for them to do... first, they have to leave their beloved homes behind then they have to endure disdain from the countries they are fleeing to. Very, very sad... yet another harrowing example of the strength of the human spirit. I didn't feel as connected to these characters as in The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, but still a very emotionally riveting novel.
July 10, 2021
When the Moon Is Low is about a mother who flees Afghanistan. Her husband is a civil engineer who is taken from their home and killed after the rise of the Taliban. Following this tragic event, Fereiba chooses to flee their home with their 3 children to seek asylum in England which is quite an undertaking.
This book really humanizes the plight of refugees leaving war-torn countries in search of a safe place to live. Their painstaking journey takes them through Turkey, Greece, Italy and France. It is told from Fereiba's point of view and also from the perspective of her oldest son, Saleem. The stress of the journey was clearly written as were their struggles. After the slow build up of their journey, my biggest issue was the ending which was both abrupt and ambiguous. I actually thought my Kindle glitched thinking that couldn't be the ending.
This is my second Nadia Hashimi novel and while I didn't love it as much as The Pearl That Broke Its Shell , I am still a big fan of her story telling and writing style which is beautiful in its simplicity. The beginning for me was a 5 star read, but then the 2nd half didn't feel as cohesive and was 3 stars, so I am going in the middle with 4.
I was fortunate to receive a Kindle Edition in a 欧宝娱乐 giveaway (my first win). This book was published July 21, 2015 by William Morrow.
This book really humanizes the plight of refugees leaving war-torn countries in search of a safe place to live. Their painstaking journey takes them through Turkey, Greece, Italy and France. It is told from Fereiba's point of view and also from the perspective of her oldest son, Saleem. The stress of the journey was clearly written as were their struggles. After the slow build up of their journey, my biggest issue was the ending which was both abrupt and ambiguous. I actually thought my Kindle glitched thinking that couldn't be the ending.
This is my second Nadia Hashimi novel and while I didn't love it as much as The Pearl That Broke Its Shell , I am still a big fan of her story telling and writing style which is beautiful in its simplicity. The beginning for me was a 5 star read, but then the 2nd half didn't feel as cohesive and was 3 stars, so I am going in the middle with 4.
I was fortunate to receive a Kindle Edition in a 欧宝娱乐 giveaway (my first win). This book was published July 21, 2015 by William Morrow.
September 1, 2015
Nadia Hashimi is a very gifted writer. I loved her first novel, The Pearl That Broke It's Shell.
This is a story of a brave young mother, who flees her home in Afganistan with her 3 children after her husband is killed. The story is told from her point of view, and her son, Saleem's. As I sit comfortably in my safe, American home, my heart breaks for Mothers in the world who want better lives and oppurtunities for their children, and are willing to do anything for the chance. That road is unbelievably hard, and scary. Living on the streets with no food, no medicine, cold, afraid, and not knowing who to trust, is one I cannot imagine.
Hope is found however, and the kindness of strangers, aid them in their journey.
If you have read any of Khaled Hossani's books and enjoyed them, I think you'll like Nadia Hashimi's as well. I highly recommend this book.
This is a story of a brave young mother, who flees her home in Afganistan with her 3 children after her husband is killed. The story is told from her point of view, and her son, Saleem's. As I sit comfortably in my safe, American home, my heart breaks for Mothers in the world who want better lives and oppurtunities for their children, and are willing to do anything for the chance. That road is unbelievably hard, and scary. Living on the streets with no food, no medicine, cold, afraid, and not knowing who to trust, is one I cannot imagine.
Hope is found however, and the kindness of strangers, aid them in their journey.
If you have read any of Khaled Hossani's books and enjoyed them, I think you'll like Nadia Hashimi's as well. I highly recommend this book.
February 24, 2021
It starts well with the story of a motherless Afghan girl,dealing with the attentions of an unwanted suitor and her life in Kabul.
Marriage doesn't quite happen the way she would like,but it still works,and then calamity strikes.
This girl,now a mother of three has to flee Afghanistan during the Taliban era,to save her family's lives.
The themes explored are displacement and the plight of refugees,who are not really welcome anywhere they go.
The refugee family travels through multiple countries,hoping to find a safe haven in England with their relatives.Along the way,the elder son gets separated from the family.
Lots of displaced people go through all kinds of ordeals in foreign lands.The book highlights this issue.In her acknowledgement,Nadia Hashimi says that she drew upon the stories of her family members who actually made such journeys.
But the storytelling in this part of the book is not too compelling.I started skimming and even then it felt too lengthy.
2.5 stars,rounded up.
Marriage doesn't quite happen the way she would like,but it still works,and then calamity strikes.
This girl,now a mother of three has to flee Afghanistan during the Taliban era,to save her family's lives.
The themes explored are displacement and the plight of refugees,who are not really welcome anywhere they go.
The refugee family travels through multiple countries,hoping to find a safe haven in England with their relatives.Along the way,the elder son gets separated from the family.
Lots of displaced people go through all kinds of ordeals in foreign lands.The book highlights this issue.In her acknowledgement,Nadia Hashimi says that she drew upon the stories of her family members who actually made such journeys.
But the storytelling in this part of the book is not too compelling.I started skimming and even then it felt too lengthy.
2.5 stars,rounded up.
November 27, 2015
There is so much that I wanted to say about this book but I will try to stay on point and be brief. Sort of.
This is the first I鈥檝e read of Nadia Hashimi and I found it to be simply but elegantly written. In certain places the emotion leaps right off the page and manages to pack a bigger a punch with fewer words. Descriptions of countries and living conditions are succinct and clear. I find this to be more a more engaging style for me than something with long, flowery prose or extensive descriptions of the landscape.
This story is about a woman who is fleeing Afghanistan with her three children, trying to escape the war-torn country and the inhumane rule of the Taliban. Hashimi gives us an eye-opening view into the lives of this family, once happy, turned refugee. The picture she paints is not one of nameless refugees but real human beings who are no different than the rest of us except that their home suddenly became their prison under the threat of death. Families broken apart. Lives turned upside down. Nowhere else to go. Sadly, they are often treated no better than vermin in the countries where they seek refuge.
I can鈥檛 help but feel that this book came to me at a significant time when there is currently so much debate over the how the U.S. and rest of the world should 鈥渄eal with these Syrian refugees.鈥� To me, it鈥檚 not complicated. They need our help. Period.
I enjoyed this book and I learned from it. I鈥檒l be looking for more from this author and more books on this subject.
This is the first I鈥檝e read of Nadia Hashimi and I found it to be simply but elegantly written. In certain places the emotion leaps right off the page and manages to pack a bigger a punch with fewer words. Descriptions of countries and living conditions are succinct and clear. I find this to be more a more engaging style for me than something with long, flowery prose or extensive descriptions of the landscape.
This story is about a woman who is fleeing Afghanistan with her three children, trying to escape the war-torn country and the inhumane rule of the Taliban. Hashimi gives us an eye-opening view into the lives of this family, once happy, turned refugee. The picture she paints is not one of nameless refugees but real human beings who are no different than the rest of us except that their home suddenly became their prison under the threat of death. Families broken apart. Lives turned upside down. Nowhere else to go. Sadly, they are often treated no better than vermin in the countries where they seek refuge.
I can鈥檛 help but feel that this book came to me at a significant time when there is currently so much debate over the how the U.S. and rest of the world should 鈥渄eal with these Syrian refugees.鈥� To me, it鈥檚 not complicated. They need our help. Period.
I enjoyed this book and I learned from it. I鈥檒l be looking for more from this author and more books on this subject.
March 18, 2016
Truly a 4.5 stars. What a current & relevant story this is. There are so many opinions on anything to do with refugees & immigrants ( illlegal or not), whether it is here in the US & closing our borders or in many other foreign countries where people are fleeing for many reasons- war, poverty, religious freedom, etc.
This story starts with a young Afghan girl, named Ferebia. We follow her life as a young girl & teenager into her married life. She & her husband are educated, professional people but times have changed & their lives in Kabul take a dramatic turn.
The rest of the book focuses on the journey a family must make to stay alive, to be fed, to be safe.
At times I had to stop & think- what would I have done, what would I have done for my children & our safety.
This is just one of many refugee/immigrant stories out there & even though this was a tale of fiction, I am sure we could find many true, compelling stories each & every day.....
I would highly recommend this book. Very moving.
This story starts with a young Afghan girl, named Ferebia. We follow her life as a young girl & teenager into her married life. She & her husband are educated, professional people but times have changed & their lives in Kabul take a dramatic turn.
The rest of the book focuses on the journey a family must make to stay alive, to be fed, to be safe.
At times I had to stop & think- what would I have done, what would I have done for my children & our safety.
This is just one of many refugee/immigrant stories out there & even though this was a tale of fiction, I am sure we could find many true, compelling stories each & every day.....
I would highly recommend this book. Very moving.
October 26, 2022
"丕賱兀賲 賷賲賰賳賴丕 兀賳 鬲丨賱 賲丨賱 賰賱 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 貙 賵賰賱 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賱丌 賷賲賰賳 賱兀丨丿 賲賳賴賲 兀賳 賷丨賱 賲丨賱賴丕"
噩丕爻亘丕乇 賲賷乇賲賷賱賵乇
賲乇賾丞 兀禺乇賶 鬲賳鬲氐乇 賳丕丿賷丞 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷 亘賲賱丨賲鬲賴丕 丕賱亘胤賵賱賷丞 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲 丕賱鬲賷 賮賯夭鬲 賰賱 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 賱鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賵胤賳.
"賲丕 兀鬲毓爻 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賰 賵胤賳 貙 賱賰賳賰 乇購睾賲 匕賱賰 鬲賯賮夭購 亘賷賳 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 賱丕噩卅丕賸 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賵胤賳" .
噩丕爻亘丕乇 賲賷乇賲賷賱賵乇
賲乇賾丞 兀禺乇賶 鬲賳鬲氐乇 賳丕丿賷丞 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷 亘賲賱丨賲鬲賴丕 丕賱亘胤賵賱賷丞 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賲 丕賱鬲賷 賮賯夭鬲 賰賱 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 賱鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賵胤賳.
"賲丕 兀鬲毓爻 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賰 賵胤賳 貙 賱賰賳賰 乇購睾賲 匕賱賰 鬲賯賮夭購 亘賷賳 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 賱丕噩卅丕賸 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賵胤賳" .
May 21, 2015
ok, this book is very solidly written.
The emotions, however, were flat. I wasn't moved or touched. I felt that a distance remained for me as a reader and I didn't want that remoteness.
The book had too many tropes. The mean stepmother and the evil Taliban figured prominently. But thank goodness for the kindly neighbors and the few compassionate figures along the way. They included the kind man and his wife who took in the lodgers, the caring, pretty aid worker, the cocky Afghani male compatriots, etc.
The story is intriguing and picks up especially once the family escapes from Afghanistan. And I think the most wrenching pieces are the based-on-reality depictions of fleeing refugees and migrants trying to survive in Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, etc. They are en route or stuck, scratching out an existence as their initial dreams of a better life fade.
I must add here that the repeated or common themes specific to Afghanistan's recent history may be due to my reading too much (if that's possible) about the country. Those stories must be told, I feel, but I struggle with how to view them after a certain point.
The emotions, however, were flat. I wasn't moved or touched. I felt that a distance remained for me as a reader and I didn't want that remoteness.
The book had too many tropes. The mean stepmother and the evil Taliban figured prominently. But thank goodness for the kindly neighbors and the few compassionate figures along the way. They included the kind man and his wife who took in the lodgers, the caring, pretty aid worker, the cocky Afghani male compatriots, etc.
The story is intriguing and picks up especially once the family escapes from Afghanistan. And I think the most wrenching pieces are the based-on-reality depictions of fleeing refugees and migrants trying to survive in Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, etc. They are en route or stuck, scratching out an existence as their initial dreams of a better life fade.
I must add here that the repeated or common themes specific to Afghanistan's recent history may be due to my reading too much (if that's possible) about the country. Those stories must be told, I feel, but I struggle with how to view them after a certain point.
December 13, 2017
This is once again a soulfoul book. The first part of the book in Afghanistan read like The Pearl That Broke Its Shell - the debut novel of this author. Absolutely brilliant. Pearl was one of the best books I have ever read. When I started out with this book I got hyper excited again. The quality of writing was just phenominal.
When the Moon is Low lost me around two thirds into the book. The magic was lost. Too much emotional extortion, a weak predictable plot and a change to a cramped memoir of a journey from Afghanistan to England. The ending was left to the reader's imagination, which is exciting, but sometimes bland. It is quite clear that the intention was to document this family's unimaginable journey and introduce the plight of refugees to the outside world. A documentary in novel form.
Nevertheless, the rich cultural experience for the reader made up for anything else that bothered me. The vulnerability of Fereiba Waziri and her children was heartwrenching. I got lost in the poetic prose in motion. The atmosphere gripped me.
The last third of the book changed into something else. I want to rate this book 3.5 stars, but will go for 4. Nadia Hashimi is a fantastic author with a talent for music in her prose. Quotes from the book:
When the Moon is Low lost me around two thirds into the book. The magic was lost. Too much emotional extortion, a weak predictable plot and a change to a cramped memoir of a journey from Afghanistan to England. The ending was left to the reader's imagination, which is exciting, but sometimes bland. It is quite clear that the intention was to document this family's unimaginable journey and introduce the plight of refugees to the outside world. A documentary in novel form.
Nevertheless, the rich cultural experience for the reader made up for anything else that bothered me. The vulnerability of Fereiba Waziri and her children was heartwrenching. I got lost in the poetic prose in motion. The atmosphere gripped me.
The last third of the book changed into something else. I want to rate this book 3.5 stars, but will go for 4. Nadia Hashimi is a fantastic author with a talent for music in her prose. Quotes from the book:
"Fereiba-jan. In the darkness, when you cannot see the ground under your feet and when your fingers touch nothing but night, you are not alone. I will stay with you as moonlight stays on water.鈥�History has so many tales to tell. This one should be heard. And Nadia Hashimi should keep on writing. Historical fiction is her fort茅, I would say.
鈥淓ven your brother has found his way, without obligation to anyone. I do not know who is to blame. He has the body of a horse but the mind of an ass.鈥�
KokoGul鈥檚 heart was a fixed space, a container with finite dimensions, and every inch of it had been spoken for by my sisters and my father. I stared at her and through her. Once again and even more unexpectedly this time, I was motherless.
Fereiba: I imagined my home without me鈥攎y sisters laughing in the hallways, my brother at my father鈥檚 side, and KokoGul, hands on her hips, proudly presiding over it all.
Why did my mother have to die?
Nothing exceptional happened on this afternoon. It was a few words, not much different from any other day but it was a private, cataclysmic moment when I saw the woman before me through unclouded eyes.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e coming back sooner than I expected,鈥� KokoGul said, thinking out loud. 鈥淏ut I鈥檒l find a way to keep them baited.鈥�
KokoGul made her own mouth water.
I saw the peaks of a hundred mountains rising before me.
Mother. All my life I had called KokoGul by this radiant and hopeful name, wishing for the touch of lamb鈥檚 wool on my cheek and too often getting nothing but a cool draft.
June 4, 2023
This is the story of a family who flees Afghanistan in the wake of the violence of the Taliban. The beginning chapters are told from the first-person perspective of Fereiba, depicting her early life in Kabul, marriage, children, and a tragedy that leads to the decision to leave. The middle chapters are focused on the family鈥檚 journey out of Afghanistan to Iran to Turkey to Greece to western Europe. The later chapters are told in the third person, focusing on Saleem, the eldest son. They hope to reach England, where Fereiba鈥檚 stepsister and her husband have settled. The two storylines serve as an effective way to portray the refugees鈥� dilemmas and the challenges they face. It moves along at a good pace. There are several harrowing scenes (per the author鈥檚 note, these scenes are adapted from real experiences), and though it is sad it also contains threads of hope. It is a well-crafted narrative that calls attention to the human cost of oppression.
October 20, 2023
"丕賱賱丕噩卅賵賳 賱丕 賷賴乇亘賵賳 賲賳 賲賰丕賳 賵丕丨丿 賮賯胤貙 毓賱賷賴賲 兀賷囟丕賸 丕賱賴乇亘 賲賳 兀賳賮爻賴賲貙 賵賲賳 丌賱丕賮 丕賱匕賰乇賷丕鬲 賲乇丕乇丕賸 賵鬲賰乇丕乇丕賸貙 丨鬲賶 賷賲囟賷 賵賯鬲 賰丕賮賷貙 賵賷賯胤毓賵賳 賲爻丕賮丞 賰丕賮賷丞 亘賷賳賴賲 賵亘賷賳 亘丐爻賴賲貙 丨賷賳賴丕 賷賲賰賳賴賲 丕賱丕爻鬲賷賯丕馗 毓賱賶 賷賵賲 兀賮囟賱"
賯丿 鬲鬲睾賷乇 丨賷丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞 禺賱丕賱 馗賴賷乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞貙 賵賷賵丕氐賱 亘賯賷賴 丕賱毓丕賱賲 爻賷乇賴 睾賷乇 毓丕亘卅 亘賲氐賷亘丞 賮乇丿賷丞 鬲丨丿孬 毓賱賶 賲賯乇亘丞 兀賯丿丕賲 賯賱賷賱丞 .. 賲氐賷亘丞 鬲購睾賷乇 鬲毓乇賷賮賰 賲賳 賲賵丕胤賳 廿賱賶 賱丕噩卅.
乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丨賲賱 噩乇毓丞 賲賰孬賮丞 賲賳 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱鬲賶 賷氐毓亘 氐賷丕睾鬲賴丕 賮賶 賰賱賲丕鬲...
鬲噩丿 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丨亘 丕賱匕賶 賷賳賲賵 賵賷卮鬲丿 丨賷賳 賷賲賳丨賳丕 丕賱丌禺乇 賲爻丕丨丞 賵爻亘亘丕賸 賱賳丨亘賴 ..
鬲噩丿 丕賱賵胤賳 丕賱匕賶 賷賱賮馗 兀亘賳丕卅賴 賵賷噩亘乇賴賲 毓賱賶 丕賱乇丨賷賱 ..
鬲卮丕賴丿 丕賱胤乇丕卅賯 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮賴 賮賷 丕賱賵丿丕毓 禺氐賵氐丕賸 丨賷賳 賷賰賵賳 廿賱賶 丕賱兀亘丿 ..
丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱鬲賷賴 丕賱匕賶 賷鬲賲賱賰 丕賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 賵賷馗賱 賲賱丕夭賲丕賸 賱賴賲 賰噩賱賵丿賴賲 ..
賵賴賳丕賰 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賲賮鬲乇賯 胤乇賯 賷噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇 亘賷賳 丕賱爻賷卅 賵丕賱兀爻賵亍 賲賳賴 ..
"乇亘賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 毓賱賶 兀乇囟賳丕 兀賮囟賱 賲賳 賲胤丕乇丿鬲賳丕 兀賷賳賲丕 匕賴亘賳丕 賰丕賱賰賱丕亘 丕賱囟丕賱丞"
賯丿 鬲鬲睾賷乇 丨賷丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞 禺賱丕賱 馗賴賷乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞貙 賵賷賵丕氐賱 亘賯賷賴 丕賱毓丕賱賲 爻賷乇賴 睾賷乇 毓丕亘卅 亘賲氐賷亘丞 賮乇丿賷丞 鬲丨丿孬 毓賱賶 賲賯乇亘丞 兀賯丿丕賲 賯賱賷賱丞 .. 賲氐賷亘丞 鬲購睾賷乇 鬲毓乇賷賮賰 賲賳 賲賵丕胤賳 廿賱賶 賱丕噩卅.
乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丨賲賱 噩乇毓丞 賲賰孬賮丞 賲賳 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱鬲賶 賷氐毓亘 氐賷丕睾鬲賴丕 賮賶 賰賱賲丕鬲...
鬲噩丿 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丨亘 丕賱匕賶 賷賳賲賵 賵賷卮鬲丿 丨賷賳 賷賲賳丨賳丕 丕賱丌禺乇 賲爻丕丨丞 賵爻亘亘丕賸 賱賳丨亘賴 ..
鬲噩丿 丕賱賵胤賳 丕賱匕賶 賷賱賮馗 兀亘賳丕卅賴 賵賷噩亘乇賴賲 毓賱賶 丕賱乇丨賷賱 ..
鬲卮丕賴丿 丕賱胤乇丕卅賯 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮賴 賮賷 丕賱賵丿丕毓 禺氐賵氐丕賸 丨賷賳 賷賰賵賳 廿賱賶 丕賱兀亘丿 ..
丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱鬲賷賴 丕賱匕賶 賷鬲賲賱賰 丕賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 賵賷馗賱 賲賱丕夭賲丕賸 賱賴賲 賰噩賱賵丿賴賲 ..
賵賴賳丕賰 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賲賮鬲乇賯 胤乇賯 賷噩亘乇賰 毓賱賶 丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇 亘賷賳 丕賱爻賷卅 賵丕賱兀爻賵亍 賲賳賴 ..
"乇亘賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 毓賱賶 兀乇囟賳丕 兀賮囟賱 賲賳 賲胤丕乇丿鬲賳丕 兀賷賳賲丕 匕賴亘賳丕 賰丕賱賰賱丕亘 丕賱囟丕賱丞"
November 20, 2024
This book held my attention from beginning to end!
Being an American, I am aware that the Taliban severely punishes and even executes people they believe have disobeyed or spoken against their laws, but reading this book allowed me to more fully understand their situation.
This is a novel of a family whose life was torn apart by the Taliban. Literally none of the misfortunes they endured would have happened if there had been no Taliban. It made me so angry and sad to read what they experienced.
I felt terrible for the MC鈥檚 and what they went through. I found myself trying to put myself in their place. How would it be to have to unwillingly leave your homeland? To be in a strange land where everything is foreign to you. The language, food, climate, religion and customs. And on top of that have to go from place to place because no one wants you?
I also understand why some countries are wary of refugees from the Middle East. They wonder if they could be terrorist and want to keep their own country safe. But what can be done to find a middle ground.
This book opened my eyes. I know it鈥檚 a story as old as time but it鈥檚 a sad one. I wish we humans could be better to one another.
Being an American, I am aware that the Taliban severely punishes and even executes people they believe have disobeyed or spoken against their laws, but reading this book allowed me to more fully understand their situation.
This is a novel of a family whose life was torn apart by the Taliban. Literally none of the misfortunes they endured would have happened if there had been no Taliban. It made me so angry and sad to read what they experienced.
I felt terrible for the MC鈥檚 and what they went through. I found myself trying to put myself in their place. How would it be to have to unwillingly leave your homeland? To be in a strange land where everything is foreign to you. The language, food, climate, religion and customs. And on top of that have to go from place to place because no one wants you?
I also understand why some countries are wary of refugees from the Middle East. They wonder if they could be terrorist and want to keep their own country safe. But what can be done to find a middle ground.
This book opened my eyes. I know it鈥檚 a story as old as time but it鈥檚 a sad one. I wish we humans could be better to one another.
December 6, 2016
I give this three weak and and flimsy stars. It could easily have been two.
Typically, my privilege and I love stories about people who endure immense suffering and come out better in the end. I know why I like these tales, I know it makes me a horrible person but also a normal person. I'm sure not loving this book also makes me a horrible person but, in this case, not a normal person.
I've shelved this story under YA because it pulls its punches, like it's made for the delicate sensibilities of fragile not-yet-adult readers. Horrors and atrocities are not voiced but are, instead, glossed-over or are examined in hindsight. The feelings I should have felt were conspicuously absent or perhaps they were being carefully spared.
I never felt involved with the characters, rather, I was annoyed with Fereiba and her neverending mother obsession. Her mother died giving birth to her and her stepmother wasn鈥檛 affectionate. She loved her mother-in-law and was bitter when the woman died because the mother she鈥檇 just finally found was taken away. She became a mother, herself, and that made her miss her unknown mother and her mother-in-law even more. Mothers, mothers, mothers. Fereiba knows mothers!
With all that had happened in her life, why was that what defined her? Why was she never able to put that to rest, not even at the end where she's shown putting it to rest?
Then there's her son, Saleem. What a good, upstanding, perfect human being. The mistakes he makes are made with the strongest ethical reasoning. He's the pinnacle of humanity and that is why he is able to survive all the hardships. Except, no. He's refugee-survivor and more hopping from safehaven to safehaven out of sheer good luck.
And those safehavens! Those people who rescued and helped him along the way, the family in Turkey, the aid worker in Greece, his contemporaries in the camps, Mimi the prostitute, they all exist to further his story. They're not interesting in and of themselves, they're only there so Saleem can hop to another sound rock in the stream where he can make deep and soulful judgements about people and move on from them never to look back.
I felt like I was reading a book that wanted to be adapted into a movie, like it was just waiting for the right actors to give these characters life and depth, something they lack in the book.
And that's a shame because I should have found this to be a powerful and moving story of a displaced Afghan family fleeing their country in the hope of finding a better life.
Typically, my privilege and I love stories about people who endure immense suffering and come out better in the end. I know why I like these tales, I know it makes me a horrible person but also a normal person. I'm sure not loving this book also makes me a horrible person but, in this case, not a normal person.
I've shelved this story under YA because it pulls its punches, like it's made for the delicate sensibilities of fragile not-yet-adult readers. Horrors and atrocities are not voiced but are, instead, glossed-over or are examined in hindsight. The feelings I should have felt were conspicuously absent or perhaps they were being carefully spared.
I never felt involved with the characters, rather, I was annoyed with Fereiba and her neverending mother obsession. Her mother died giving birth to her and her stepmother wasn鈥檛 affectionate. She loved her mother-in-law and was bitter when the woman died because the mother she鈥檇 just finally found was taken away. She became a mother, herself, and that made her miss her unknown mother and her mother-in-law even more. Mothers, mothers, mothers. Fereiba knows mothers!
With all that had happened in her life, why was that what defined her? Why was she never able to put that to rest, not even at the end where she's shown putting it to rest?
Then there's her son, Saleem. What a good, upstanding, perfect human being. The mistakes he makes are made with the strongest ethical reasoning. He's the pinnacle of humanity and that is why he is able to survive all the hardships. Except, no. He's refugee-survivor and more hopping from safehaven to safehaven out of sheer good luck.
And those safehavens! Those people who rescued and helped him along the way, the family in Turkey, the aid worker in Greece, his contemporaries in the camps, Mimi the prostitute, they all exist to further his story. They're not interesting in and of themselves, they're only there so Saleem can hop to another sound rock in the stream where he can make deep and soulful judgements about people and move on from them never to look back.
I felt like I was reading a book that wanted to be adapted into a movie, like it was just waiting for the right actors to give these characters life and depth, something they lack in the book.
And that's a shame because I should have found this to be a powerful and moving story of a displaced Afghan family fleeing their country in the hope of finding a better life.
November 20, 2021
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兀毓鬲乇賮 兀賳 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 丕賱匕賷 賯乇兀鬲賴 丨鬲賶 賴匕賴 丕賱爻丕毓丞 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 丕毓鬲亘丕乇賴 亘兀賷 卮賰賱賺 賲賳 丕賱兀卮賰丕賱 兀丿亘賸丕 爻毓賷丿賸丕貙 亘賱 廿賳 賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賳孬乇賴丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮賵賳 賮賷 丕賱賳氐 鬲賰丕丿 鬲鬲賱丕卮賶 賰丕賱爻乇丕亘 兀賲丕賲 賰賲 丕賱賴賲賵賲 賵丕賱兀丨夭丕賳 丕賱噩丕孬賲丞 賮賵賯 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀乇囟 丕賱毓賳賷丿丞.
賵賴匕賴 賴賷 丕賱賲乇丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀賯乇兀 亘賴丕 賱賯賱賲 賳丕丿賷丞 丕賱賴丕賲卮賷 亘毓丿 兀賳 賯乇兀鬲 乇丕卅毓鬲賴丕 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 ( 丕賱賱丐賱丐丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰爻乇鬲 賲丨丕乇鬲賴丕)貙 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賷賵賲 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱兀賲丕賳賷 賵丕賱兀丨賱丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 賷乇賰囟 禺賱賮賴丕 兀亘賳丕亍 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳貙 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賲賳 丕賱胤賮賱丞 " 賮乇賷亘丕" 丕賱鬲賷 賮賯丿鬲 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕貙 賵賰亘乇鬲 賮賷 賰賳賮 夭賵噩丞 丕賱兀亘貙 鬲賲乇 亘賴丕 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘賰賱 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕 亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱丨亘 丕賱毓匕乇賷 丕賱兀賵賱 賳賴丕賷丞 亘賯賱亘 丕賱兀賲 丕賱賲賰爻賵乇! 賮乇賷亘丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱丨丕賱丞 丕賱賰丕賲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 兀乇賲夭 賱賱賵胤賳 亘賴丕貙 賱賲 賲噩乇丿 廿賲乇兀丞 亘賱 賰丕賳鬲 賴賷 丕賱賵胤賳.
鬲毓乇囟 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷 賴賳丕 賯囟丕賷丕 廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 毓丿賷丿丞 禺購賱賯鬲 賲賳 乇丨賲 丕賱賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱兀夭賲丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓丕賯亘鬲 毓賱賶 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳貙 賵賱毓賱 爻賱賷賲 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賰丕賳 亘賲孬丕亘丞 丕賱丨賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賱丕丨賯賴 丕賱噩賲賷毓 賵賳丕丿乇賸丕 賲賳 賷氐賱 廿賱賷賴!
丕乇賰囟 鈥� 丕乇賰囟 賮丨爻亘 鈥�.
賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞責
賵 鬲亘賯賶 丕賱兀賵胤丕賳 賮賷 賳賮賵爻 兀亘賳丕亍賴丕 丨鬲賶 賵廿賳 鬲睾乇亘鬲 丕賱兀噩爻丕丿.
#兀亘噩丿賷丞_賮乇丨 5/5馃尫馃摎
鈥�#肠补苍诲濒别蹿濒补尘别23产辞辞办谤别惫颈别飞蝉
#丨賷賳冲賷賯鬲乇亘冲丕賱賯賲乇 #賳丕丿賷丞_丕賱賴丕卮賲賷
#賲賰鬲亘丞冲賰賱賲丕鬲
#睾乇丿冲亘廿賯鬲亘丕爻
#賲乇丕噩毓丞冲賰鬲丕亘
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兀毓鬲乇賮 兀賳 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 丕賱匕賷 賯乇兀鬲賴 丨鬲賶 賴匕賴 丕賱爻丕毓丞 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 丕毓鬲亘丕乇賴 亘兀賷 卮賰賱賺 賲賳 丕賱兀卮賰丕賱 兀丿亘賸丕 爻毓賷丿賸丕貙 亘賱 廿賳 賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賳孬乇賴丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮賵賳 賮賷 丕賱賳氐 鬲賰丕丿 鬲鬲賱丕卮賶 賰丕賱爻乇丕亘 兀賲丕賲 賰賲 丕賱賴賲賵賲 賵丕賱兀丨夭丕賳 丕賱噩丕孬賲丞 賮賵賯 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀乇囟 丕賱毓賳賷丿丞.
賵賴匕賴 賴賷 丕賱賲乇丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀賯乇兀 亘賴丕 賱賯賱賲 賳丕丿賷丞 丕賱賴丕賲卮賷 亘毓丿 兀賳 賯乇兀鬲 乇丕卅毓鬲賴丕 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 ( 丕賱賱丐賱丐丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰爻乇鬲 賲丨丕乇鬲賴丕)貙 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賷賵賲 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱兀賲丕賳賷 賵丕賱兀丨賱丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 賷乇賰囟 禺賱賮賴丕 兀亘賳丕亍 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳貙 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賲賳 丕賱胤賮賱丞 " 賮乇賷亘丕" 丕賱鬲賷 賮賯丿鬲 賵丕賱丿鬲賴丕貙 賵賰亘乇鬲 賮賷 賰賳賮 夭賵噩丞 丕賱兀亘貙 鬲賲乇 亘賴丕 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘賰賱 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕 亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱丨亘 丕賱毓匕乇賷 丕賱兀賵賱 賳賴丕賷丞 亘賯賱亘 丕賱兀賲 丕賱賲賰爻賵乇! 賮乇賷亘丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱丨丕賱丞 丕賱賰丕賲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 兀乇賲夭 賱賱賵胤賳 亘賴丕貙 賱賲 賲噩乇丿 廿賲乇兀丞 亘賱 賰丕賳鬲 賴賷 丕賱賵胤賳.
鬲毓乇囟 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷 賴賳丕 賯囟丕賷丕 廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 毓丿賷丿丞 禺購賱賯鬲 賲賳 乇丨賲 丕賱賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱兀夭賲丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓丕賯亘鬲 毓賱賶 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳貙 賵賱毓賱 爻賱賷賲 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賰丕賳 亘賲孬丕亘丞 丕賱丨賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賱丕丨賯賴 丕賱噩賲賷毓 賵賳丕丿乇賸丕 賲賳 賷氐賱 廿賱賷賴!
丕乇賰囟 鈥� 丕乇賰囟 賮丨爻亘 鈥�.
賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞責
賵 鬲亘賯賶 丕賱兀賵胤丕賳 賮賷 賳賮賵爻 兀亘賳丕亍賴丕 丨鬲賶 賵廿賳 鬲睾乇亘鬲 丕賱兀噩爻丕丿.
#兀亘噩丿賷丞_賮乇丨 5/5馃尫馃摎
鈥�#肠补苍诲濒别蹿濒补尘别23产辞辞办谤别惫颈别飞蝉
#丨賷賳冲賷賯鬲乇亘冲丕賱賯賲乇 #賳丕丿賷丞_丕賱賴丕卮賲賷
#賲賰鬲亘丞冲賰賱賲丕鬲
#睾乇丿冲亘廿賯鬲亘丕爻
#賲乇丕噩毓丞冲賰鬲丕亘
January 14, 2016
Two sad, moving books back to back for me was almost too much.
The subject of immigrants is such a hot bed right now here in our country. I think this book really gives you a glimpse of what life can be like for some. And they were just trying to get out and stay alive. So much in this book touched my heart.
Ferebia when thru so much - from her birth to the point she flees with her children. Saleem had to grow up so quickly and deal with things no child should have to deal with.
A great book!
The subject of immigrants is such a hot bed right now here in our country. I think this book really gives you a glimpse of what life can be like for some. And they were just trying to get out and stay alive. So much in this book touched my heart.
Ferebia when thru so much - from her birth to the point she flees with her children. Saleem had to grow up so quickly and deal with things no child should have to deal with.
A great book!
October 29, 2015
If I could give this book to every person who has hateful internet posts regarding refugees, perhaps their hearts might start to feel. I felt sucked into this story from the very beginning-great characters,lots of obstacles, but hope was still at the heart of the novel.
December 6, 2022
Heartwrenching.
September 9, 2016
I liked this. The plight of refugees has been highlighted in the last few decades by many countries, volunteers, and charitable organizations. We have a fair amount in the area where I live, so I felt that this story was definitely current. I liked the characters in this. A family was caught in a sad little story trying to escape Kabul after the death of the husband by the government. I liked too, that even though there was a lot of tragedy here, it didn't feel like a tragedy parade. There were glimpses of kindness evenly placed throughout. I applaud that.
Two things kept this review from reaching 4 stars. The first one was the beginning. Here the MC is a young teen, jilted by a neighbor and the next thing, she is married with kids. I'm not sure the beginning really added anything for me, but it was a sweet story. It felt like a labor of love for the author. The second thing, which kind of includes the first one, is that it didn't feel as cohesive as I like. There was a lot going on, and with the different POVs and all the characters, it felt all over the place. So 3 stars.
Two things kept this review from reaching 4 stars. The first one was the beginning. Here the MC is a young teen, jilted by a neighbor and the next thing, she is married with kids. I'm not sure the beginning really added anything for me, but it was a sweet story. It felt like a labor of love for the author. The second thing, which kind of includes the first one, is that it didn't feel as cohesive as I like. There was a lot going on, and with the different POVs and all the characters, it felt all over the place. So 3 stars.
May 24, 2022
賲丕 兀鬲毓爻 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賰 賵胤賳貙 賱賰賳賰 乇睾賲 匕賱賰 鬲賯賮夭 亘賷賳 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 賱丕噩卅丕 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賵胤賳.
乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賴乇賵亘貙 丕賱賯賱賯貙 丕賱禺賵賮貙 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 丕賱賲賳孬賵乇丞 亘賷賳 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳貙 丕賱毓丕卅賱丞 丕賱賲卮鬲鬲丞 亘賷賳 賴賵賷丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 賲夭賵賾乇丞 賵賴賵賷丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞 賱丕 鬲爻賲賳 賵賱丕鬲睾賳賷 賲賳 噩賵毓.
兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳貙 賷賵賲 爻賯胤 亘賷賳 兀賳賷丕亘 丕賱胤丕賱亘丕賳貙 賷賵賲 賯購鬲賱 賲賳 賯購鬲賱 賲賳 兀賴賱賴 賵賱丕匕 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳 賷亘丨孬賵賳 毓賳 兀乇囟 兀禺乇賶 鬲賱賲賱賲 卮鬲丕鬲賴賲.
"賮乇賷亘丕" 丕賱兀賲 丕賱鬲賷 賯鬲賱 夭賵噩賴丕 賲賳 丕賱胤丕賱亘丕賳貙 賵鬲購乇賰鬲 賵丨丿賴丕 賲毓 亘賳鬲 賵賵賱丿 賵乇囟賷毓.. 鬲亘丿兀 乇丨賱鬲賴丕 丕賱賱丕卮乇毓賷丞 亘賲賳胤賯 丕賱賵孬丕卅賯貙 亘丨孬丕 毓賳 乇賯毓丞 丿丕賮卅丞 賵丌賲賳丞 賱兀胤賮丕賱賴丕..
禺賱丕賱 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賵賲賳 亘賱丿 廿賱賶 丌禺乇 鬲鬲毓丿丿 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵鬲鬲爻丕乇毓 賱賳氐賱 廿賱賶 賳賴丕賷丞 卮亘賴 賲賮鬲賵丨丞 賱賰賳賴丕 賲胤賲卅賽賳丞 賳賵毓丕 賲丕.
丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賷氐賷亘賳賷 亘丕賱賰丌亘丞貙 賱賲 兀噩丿 丨鬲賶 丕賱丌賳 乇賵丕賷丞 爻毓賷丿丞貙 賰賱 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賱丨夭賷賳貙 賵兀鬲爻丕亍賱 賲毓賴丕 賴賱 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賷賮賵賯賴丕 丨夭賳丕 兀賲 賷鬲賲丕賴賶 賲毓賴丕..
賱賰賳賳賷 兀毓賵丿 賰賱 賲乇丞 賵兀賯乇兀 賲丕 賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳.. 丕賱亘賱丿 丕賱匕賷 賲夭賯鬲賴 丕賱丨乇賵亘貙 賰亘賱丿丕賳 賰孬賷乇丞.. 賵鬲乇賰 賮賷 賳賮賵爻賳丕 賱賵毓丞.
乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賴乇賵亘貙 丕賱賯賱賯貙 丕賱禺賵賮貙 丕賱丨賵丕噩夭 丕賱賲賳孬賵乇丞 亘賷賳 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳貙 丕賱毓丕卅賱丞 丕賱賲卮鬲鬲丞 亘賷賳 賴賵賷丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 賲夭賵賾乇丞 賵賴賵賷丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞 賱丕 鬲爻賲賳 賵賱丕鬲睾賳賷 賲賳 噩賵毓.
兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳貙 賷賵賲 爻賯胤 亘賷賳 兀賳賷丕亘 丕賱胤丕賱亘丕賳貙 賷賵賲 賯購鬲賱 賲賳 賯購鬲賱 賲賳 兀賴賱賴 賵賱丕匕 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳 賷亘丨孬賵賳 毓賳 兀乇囟 兀禺乇賶 鬲賱賲賱賲 卮鬲丕鬲賴賲.
"賮乇賷亘丕" 丕賱兀賲 丕賱鬲賷 賯鬲賱 夭賵噩賴丕 賲賳 丕賱胤丕賱亘丕賳貙 賵鬲購乇賰鬲 賵丨丿賴丕 賲毓 亘賳鬲 賵賵賱丿 賵乇囟賷毓.. 鬲亘丿兀 乇丨賱鬲賴丕 丕賱賱丕卮乇毓賷丞 亘賲賳胤賯 丕賱賵孬丕卅賯貙 亘丨孬丕 毓賳 乇賯毓丞 丿丕賮卅丞 賵丌賲賳丞 賱兀胤賮丕賱賴丕..
禺賱丕賱 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賵賲賳 亘賱丿 廿賱賶 丌禺乇 鬲鬲毓丿丿 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵鬲鬲爻丕乇毓 賱賳氐賱 廿賱賶 賳賴丕賷丞 卮亘賴 賲賮鬲賵丨丞 賱賰賳賴丕 賲胤賲卅賽賳丞 賳賵毓丕 賲丕.
丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賷氐賷亘賳賷 亘丕賱賰丌亘丞貙 賱賲 兀噩丿 丨鬲賶 丕賱丌賳 乇賵丕賷丞 爻毓賷丿丞貙 賰賱 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賱丨夭賷賳貙 賵兀鬲爻丕亍賱 賲毓賴丕 賴賱 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賷賮賵賯賴丕 丨夭賳丕 兀賲 賷鬲賲丕賴賶 賲毓賴丕..
賱賰賳賳賷 兀毓賵丿 賰賱 賲乇丞 賵兀賯乇兀 賲丕 賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳.. 丕賱亘賱丿 丕賱匕賷 賲夭賯鬲賴 丕賱丨乇賵亘貙 賰亘賱丿丕賳 賰孬賷乇丞.. 賵鬲乇賰 賮賷 賳賮賵爻賳丕 賱賵毓丞.
January 24, 2024
This is a novel about a mother and her children who flee Afghanistan after the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s. The author was born in America but both of her parents are from Afghanistan.
In Kabul, we first meet Fereiba as a young girl growing up with an unloving stepmother and distant father. The story moves onto her thwarted love life, trying to avoid being married off to someone awful. She then settles down with Mahmoud and begins a family, she a teacher and he an engineer. Their life is turned upside down by the rise of the repressive Taliban regime, Mahmoud is killed, and Fereiba flees with her children, trying to seek asylum in England where she has some family. This perilous journey takes them through Iran, Turkey, Greece, and Italy and is fraught with hazard and difficulties at each step.
At this point Saleem, her teenage son, was introduced as a second narrator, a shift I did not enjoy as I had become more invested in Fereiba鈥檚 story. Saleem鈥檚 story focussed on his desire to be a man and I really did not take to him.
Overall the story sheds empathetic light on the plight of refugees. What the family went through is probably not a patch on the reality of what actually happens and somehow failed to make the emotional connections. This was a pleasant enough read but I think there are better refugee stories out there.
In Kabul, we first meet Fereiba as a young girl growing up with an unloving stepmother and distant father. The story moves onto her thwarted love life, trying to avoid being married off to someone awful. She then settles down with Mahmoud and begins a family, she a teacher and he an engineer. Their life is turned upside down by the rise of the repressive Taliban regime, Mahmoud is killed, and Fereiba flees with her children, trying to seek asylum in England where she has some family. This perilous journey takes them through Iran, Turkey, Greece, and Italy and is fraught with hazard and difficulties at each step.
At this point Saleem, her teenage son, was introduced as a second narrator, a shift I did not enjoy as I had become more invested in Fereiba鈥檚 story. Saleem鈥檚 story focussed on his desire to be a man and I really did not take to him.
Overall the story sheds empathetic light on the plight of refugees. What the family went through is probably not a patch on the reality of what actually happens and somehow failed to make the emotional connections. This was a pleasant enough read but I think there are better refugee stories out there.
May 25, 2022
#乇丨賱丕鬲2022
#丨賷賳冲賷賯鬲乇亘冲丕賱賯賲乇
"丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷...亘賷賳 賲丨丕賰丕丞 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賵丕賱兀賲賱 丕賱亘毓賷丿"
賲賳 噩丿賷丿 賲毓 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞"賳丕丿賷丞 賴丕卮賲賷"貙 賵丨賱丞 兀禺乇賶 賲賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷
賵賴賳丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賵氐賮 賵丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 丕賱丿賯賷賯 賱賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賯亘賱 賵亘毓丿 爻賷胤乇丞 丨乇賰丞 胤丕賱亘丕賳 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賲
毓賱賶 賱爻丕賳 "賮乇賷亘丕" 賵毓亘乇 丨賰丕賷鬲賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賰丕賲賱丞
賮 丕賱亘賳鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳卮兀 賷鬲賲賷丞 丕賱兀賲貙 賮賷 馗賱 夭賵噩丞 兀亘 亘丿兀鬲 賲毓賴丕 亘丿丕賷丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賵丕賳鬲賴鬲 亘賯爻賵丞 兀睾賱亘 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 鬲毓賷卮 賲毓丕賳丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳賴丕 亘丿兀鬲 鬲毓賱賷賲賴丕 丕賱賲丿乇爻賷 亘毓丿 丿禺賵賱 兀氐睾乇 兀禺賵丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞
賱賲 鬲鬲賵賯賮 丨賷丕丞"賮乇賷亘丕" 毓賱賶 鬲賮賵賯賴丕 丕賱賱丕賮鬲貙 賵賱賰賳 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 亘毓丿 夭賵丕噩賴丕 賲賳 賲賴賳丿爻 賳丕噩丨 賵丕賳噩丕亘賴丕 胤賮賱賷賳貙 賵兀孬賳丕亍 丕賳鬲馗丕乇賴丕 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賰丕賳鬲 爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱胤賱亘丕賳 丕賱賲賮丕噩卅丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賲貙 亘丿兀鬲 賲乇丨賱丞 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賲毓丕賳丕丞 賱賱噩賲賷毓貙 賵賰丕賳 兀亘乇夭 丕賱囟丨丕賷丕 賲賳 丕賱賳爻丕亍
賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賱賶 兀賴賲 丕賱廿禺鬲賱丕賮丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 禺丕氐丞 賮賷賲丕 賷禺氐 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賵丕賱兀爻乇丞貙 賳乇賶 亘毓賷賵賳"賮乇賷亘丕" 賵兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 丕賱丨賱賵賱 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 賱賱賴乇賵亘 賲賳 亘賱丿 丕賱亘賯丕亍 賮賷賴 賷丨賲賱 賳賴丕賷丞 賲丐賰丿丞 賱賰賱 賲賳 鬲爻賵賱 賱賴 賳賮爻賴 賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕賱賲賯丕賵賲丞 兀賵 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇
噩丕亍 賯乇丕乇 "賮乇賷亘丕" 亘丕賱賳噩丕丞 亘兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 賲賴賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱孬賲賳貙 賮賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇丨賱丞 毓亘乇 丕賱丿乇賵亘 賵丕賱亘賱丕丿貙 賮鬲丕乇丞 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇丨賱丞 鬲丨賲賱 賲禺丕胤乇 賲丕賱賷丞貙 賵鬲丕乇丞 鬲丨賲賱 賲禺丕胤乇 賵賲毓丕賳丕丞 噩爻丿賷丞 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 馗賱 丕賱鬲賳賯賱 亘孬賱丕孬丞 兀胤賮丕賱 兀氐睾乇賴賲 乇囟賷毓 賵賲乇賷囟貙 賵賮賷 賰賱 丕賱兀丨賵丕賱 賰丕賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 賵丕賱賮卮賱 賲鬲乇亘氐丕賸 亘丕賱噩賲賷毓
兀賴賵丕賱 毓丕卮鬲賴丕"賮乇賷亘丕" 賵兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 賱噩賵亍 睾賷乇 賲兀賲賵賳丞 丕賱毓賵丕賯亘 兀賵 賲囟賲賵賳丞 丕賱賳鬲丕卅噩貙 鬲丨賵賱丕鬲 噩匕乇賷丞 賮賷 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱噩賲賷毓
噩丕亍 丕賱賵氐賮 賮 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 爻賱爻賱丕賸貙 鬲氐賵賷乇 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 亘丿賷毓 賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞貙 賮毓卮鬲 丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞賸貙 賵賵丿鬲 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 賱賵 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賱賵氐賮 亘賴匕賴 丕賱丿賯丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賷丨賲賱 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賱賲
乇丨賱丞 賲毓丕賳丕丞貙 賳賴丕賷丞 賲賮鬲賵丨丞 賵賱賰賳 賲胤賲卅賳丞 廿賱賶 丨丿 賰亘賷乇
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 卮丿賷丿丞 丕賱丿賯丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕賱 賱 "廿賷賲丕賳 賲丨乇夭"貙 鬲賳囟賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿賱賶 賯丕卅賲丞 賲賮囟賱丕鬲賷 亘爻賴賵賱丞 卮丿賷丿丞
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱廿賳鬲馗丕乇 亘卮丿丞貙 賵賮賷 廿賳鬲馗丕乇 鬲乇噩賲丞 亘丕賯賷 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞"賵兀鬲賲賳賶 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 賱 丕賷賲丕賳 賲丨乇夭"
#丕賱賰鬲丕亘冲乇賯賲41
#賰鬲亘冲丕賱毓賷丿
#兀丿亘冲兀賮睾丕賳賷
41/120
2-賲丕賷賵
#丨賷賳冲賷賯鬲乇亘冲丕賱賯賲乇
"丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷...亘賷賳 賲丨丕賰丕丞 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賵丕賱兀賲賱 丕賱亘毓賷丿"
賲賳 噩丿賷丿 賲毓 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞"賳丕丿賷丞 賴丕卮賲賷"貙 賵丨賱丞 兀禺乇賶 賲賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷
賵賴賳丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賵氐賮 賵丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 丕賱丿賯賷賯 賱賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賯亘賱 賵亘毓丿 爻賷胤乇丞 丨乇賰丞 胤丕賱亘丕賳 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賲
毓賱賶 賱爻丕賳 "賮乇賷亘丕" 賵毓亘乇 丨賰丕賷鬲賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賰丕賲賱丞
賮 丕賱亘賳鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳卮兀 賷鬲賲賷丞 丕賱兀賲貙 賮賷 馗賱 夭賵噩丞 兀亘 亘丿兀鬲 賲毓賴丕 亘丿丕賷丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賵丕賳鬲賴鬲 亘賯爻賵丞 兀睾賱亘 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 鬲毓賷卮 賲毓丕賳丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳賴丕 亘丿兀鬲 鬲毓賱賷賲賴丕 丕賱賲丿乇爻賷 亘毓丿 丿禺賵賱 兀氐睾乇 兀禺賵丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞
賱賲 鬲鬲賵賯賮 丨賷丕丞"賮乇賷亘丕" 毓賱賶 鬲賮賵賯賴丕 丕賱賱丕賮鬲貙 賵賱賰賳 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 亘毓丿 夭賵丕噩賴丕 賲賳 賲賴賳丿爻 賳丕噩丨 賵丕賳噩丕亘賴丕 胤賮賱賷賳貙 賵兀孬賳丕亍 丕賳鬲馗丕乇賴丕 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賰丕賳鬲 爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱胤賱亘丕賳 丕賱賲賮丕噩卅丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賲貙 亘丿兀鬲 賲乇丨賱丞 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賲毓丕賳丕丞 賱賱噩賲賷毓貙 賵賰丕賳 兀亘乇夭 丕賱囟丨丕賷丕 賲賳 丕賱賳爻丕亍
賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賱賶 兀賴賲 丕賱廿禺鬲賱丕賮丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 禺丕氐丞 賮賷賲丕 賷禺氐 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賵丕賱兀爻乇丞貙 賳乇賶 亘毓賷賵賳"賮乇賷亘丕" 賵兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 丕賱丨賱賵賱 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 賱賱賴乇賵亘 賲賳 亘賱丿 丕賱亘賯丕亍 賮賷賴 賷丨賲賱 賳賴丕賷丞 賲丐賰丿丞 賱賰賱 賲賳 鬲爻賵賱 賱賴 賳賮爻賴 賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕賱賲賯丕賵賲丞 兀賵 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇
噩丕亍 賯乇丕乇 "賮乇賷亘丕" 亘丕賱賳噩丕丞 亘兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 賲賴賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱孬賲賳貙 賮賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇丨賱丞 毓亘乇 丕賱丿乇賵亘 賵丕賱亘賱丕丿貙 賮鬲丕乇丞 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇丨賱丞 鬲丨賲賱 賲禺丕胤乇 賲丕賱賷丞貙 賵鬲丕乇丞 鬲丨賲賱 賲禺丕胤乇 賵賲毓丕賳丕丞 噩爻丿賷丞 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 馗賱 丕賱鬲賳賯賱 亘孬賱丕孬丞 兀胤賮丕賱 兀氐睾乇賴賲 乇囟賷毓 賵賲乇賷囟貙 賵賮賷 賰賱 丕賱兀丨賵丕賱 賰丕賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 賵丕賱賮卮賱 賲鬲乇亘氐丕賸 亘丕賱噩賲賷毓
兀賴賵丕賱 毓丕卮鬲賴丕"賮乇賷亘丕" 賵兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 賱噩賵亍 睾賷乇 賲兀賲賵賳丞 丕賱毓賵丕賯亘 兀賵 賲囟賲賵賳丞 丕賱賳鬲丕卅噩貙 鬲丨賵賱丕鬲 噩匕乇賷丞 賮賷 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱噩賲賷毓
噩丕亍 丕賱賵氐賮 賮 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 爻賱爻賱丕賸貙 鬲氐賵賷乇 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 亘丿賷毓 賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞貙 賮毓卮鬲 丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞賸貙 賵賵丿鬲 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 賱賵 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賱賵氐賮 亘賴匕賴 丕賱丿賯丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賷丨賲賱 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賱賲
乇丨賱丞 賲毓丕賳丕丞貙 賳賴丕賷丞 賲賮鬲賵丨丞 賵賱賰賳 賲胤賲卅賳丞 廿賱賶 丨丿 賰亘賷乇
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 卮丿賷丿丞 丕賱丿賯丞 賵丕賱噩賲丕賱 賱 "廿賷賲丕賳 賲丨乇夭"貙 鬲賳囟賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿賱賶 賯丕卅賲丞 賲賮囟賱丕鬲賷 亘爻賴賵賱丞 卮丿賷丿丞
乇賵丕賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞貙 鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱廿賳鬲馗丕乇 亘卮丿丞貙 賵賮賷 廿賳鬲馗丕乇 鬲乇噩賲丞 亘丕賯賷 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞"賵兀鬲賲賳賶 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 賱 丕賷賲丕賳 賲丨乇夭"
#丕賱賰鬲丕亘冲乇賯賲41
#賰鬲亘冲丕賱毓賷丿
#兀丿亘冲兀賮睾丕賳賷
41/120
2-賲丕賷賵
July 15, 2015
Review also found at
**I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher William Morrow via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. The expected publication date is July 21st 2015**
I was pretty excited for this read. I had read Hashimi's previous novel The Pearl That Broke it's Shell (review here ) and loved it so my expectations were set high for this book. I can say I was not disappointed.
I won't re-hash the story as I feel the book synopsis does a good job describing the plot. As Hashimi's previous novel did, this story educated me more about a region that I honestly know little about. I am going to assume that some of the background information is historically accurate. I did not know that women in Afghanistan used to have the same liberties as I currently know. I had assumed that it had always been the way we know if now where woman are not treated as equal. When Fereiba described her outfit of a pencil skirt I was initially confused until the story described the transition of the Afghanistan of old to the new one.
I am not sure why stories that take place in this geography fascinate me so much. Maybe it is because it is so different from what I know, or maybe because it is almost always tragic, I don't know. I am really not going to analyze it to much.
Back to the plot...a little bit. I could not even imagine going through what this family went through in order to try to escape their reality. Does it ever put things in to perspective when I am sweating the small stuff. My reality is a dream compared to theirs.
I encourage anyone who likes to read about the plight of people in real places to pick up this book. Both books actually. They are eye opening, compelling, well written and simply entertaining. I look forward to discovering any future work by Hashimi.
In closing I have to say that I felt the ending to the story was completely appropriate. Symbolic in a way. For anyone who has read this I would love to know if you agree.
**I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher William Morrow via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. The expected publication date is July 21st 2015**
I was pretty excited for this read. I had read Hashimi's previous novel The Pearl That Broke it's Shell (review here ) and loved it so my expectations were set high for this book. I can say I was not disappointed.
I won't re-hash the story as I feel the book synopsis does a good job describing the plot. As Hashimi's previous novel did, this story educated me more about a region that I honestly know little about. I am going to assume that some of the background information is historically accurate. I did not know that women in Afghanistan used to have the same liberties as I currently know. I had assumed that it had always been the way we know if now where woman are not treated as equal. When Fereiba described her outfit of a pencil skirt I was initially confused until the story described the transition of the Afghanistan of old to the new one.
I am not sure why stories that take place in this geography fascinate me so much. Maybe it is because it is so different from what I know, or maybe because it is almost always tragic, I don't know. I am really not going to analyze it to much.
Back to the plot...a little bit. I could not even imagine going through what this family went through in order to try to escape their reality. Does it ever put things in to perspective when I am sweating the small stuff. My reality is a dream compared to theirs.
I encourage anyone who likes to read about the plight of people in real places to pick up this book. Both books actually. They are eye opening, compelling, well written and simply entertaining. I look forward to discovering any future work by Hashimi.
In closing I have to say that I felt the ending to the story was completely appropriate. Symbolic in a way. For anyone who has read this I would love to know if you agree.
March 23, 2016
Again Nadia Hashimi drew me into the life of her characters portrayed in When The Moon is Low. Alternating chapters of Mother and Son give perspective and interpretation of the events surrounding the harsh journey they embark on to flee Afghanistan. Enjoyed every chapter!!
July 30, 2023
" 禺購鬲賲 賯丿乇賷 亘丕賱丿賲丕亍 賷賵賲 賲賷賱丕丿賷 貙 賮賷賲丕 賰賳鬲購 兀賰丕賮丨 賱賱丿禺賵賱 廿賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 貙 賰丕賳鬲 兀賲賷 鬲鬲乇賰賴 貙 賱鬲賲賾丨賷 賲毓賴丕 賮乇氐賷 賮賷 兀賳 兀賰賵賳 丕亘賳丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞 貨 賯胤毓鬲 丕賱賯丕亘賱丞 丕賱丨亘賱 丕賱爻乇賷 賵丨乇乇鬲 兀賲賷 賲賳 丌禺乇 丕賱鬲夭丕賲丕鬲賴丕 賳丨賵賷 .. "
鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵丕賯毓 賵賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賵禺氐賵氐賸丕 "丕賱賲乇兀丞 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷丞 " 賵鬲囟丨賷丕鬲賴賲 賵賴噩乇鬲賴賲 賲賳 亘賱丕丿賴賲 亘毓丿 丨賰賲 胤丕賱亘丕賳 貙 賵丕賱賲氐丕毓亘 丕賱鬲賷 賷賵丕噩賴賵賳賴丕 禺賱丕賱 禺胤 賴噩乇鬲賴賲 貙 賰匕賱賰 鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱丨乇賵亘
賵丕賱賳夭丕毓丕鬲 毓賱賷賴賲 賵匕賱賰 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賯氐丞 丕賲乇兀丞 兀賮睾丕賳賷丞 卮噩丕毓丞 丨乇賲鬲賴丕 丕賱丨乇賵亘 賲賳 賰賱 賲丕 鬲賲賱賰 賱鬲亘丿兀 亘賳賮爻賴丕 乇丨賱鬲賴丕 丕賱卮丕賯丞 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 賮賷 丕賱賴噩乇丞 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞 賮賷 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賲賳賴丕 賱丨賲丕賷丞 兀睾賱賶 賲丕鬲亘賯賶 賱丿賷賴丕 賮賷 賴匕賴賽 丕賱丨賷丕丞 兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 貙 丨賷孬 鬲禺鬲賱胤 賮賷賴丕 賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱鬲囟丨賷丞 賵丕賱廿賳鬲氐丕乇 賵丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱鬲噩爻賾丿 賱賳丕 噩夭亍 賲賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳 賵賲毓丕賳丕丞 丕賱卮毓亘 禺賱丕賱賴丕 ..
" 睾賷丕亘 丕賱兀賲 賷購卮亘賴 丕賱賵賯賵賮 毓丕乇賷賸丕 賮賷 丕賱噩賱賷丿 ."
鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵丕賯毓 賵賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷 賵禺氐賵氐賸丕 "丕賱賲乇兀丞 丕賱兀賮睾丕賳賷丞 " 賵鬲囟丨賷丕鬲賴賲 賵賴噩乇鬲賴賲 賲賳 亘賱丕丿賴賲 亘毓丿 丨賰賲 胤丕賱亘丕賳 貙 賵丕賱賲氐丕毓亘 丕賱鬲賷 賷賵丕噩賴賵賳賴丕 禺賱丕賱 禺胤 賴噩乇鬲賴賲 貙 賰匕賱賰 鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱丨乇賵亘
賵丕賱賳夭丕毓丕鬲 毓賱賷賴賲 賵匕賱賰 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賯氐丞 丕賲乇兀丞 兀賮睾丕賳賷丞 卮噩丕毓丞 丨乇賲鬲賴丕 丕賱丨乇賵亘 賲賳 賰賱 賲丕 鬲賲賱賰 賱鬲亘丿兀 亘賳賮爻賴丕 乇丨賱鬲賴丕 丕賱卮丕賯丞 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 賮賷 丕賱賴噩乇丞 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞 賮賷 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賲賳賴丕 賱丨賲丕賷丞 兀睾賱賶 賲丕鬲亘賯賶 賱丿賷賴丕 賮賷 賴匕賴賽 丕賱丨賷丕丞 兀胤賮丕賱賴丕 貙 丨賷孬 鬲禺鬲賱胤 賮賷賴丕 賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱鬲囟丨賷丞 賵丕賱廿賳鬲氐丕乇 賵丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱鬲噩爻賾丿 賱賳丕 噩夭亍 賲賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀賮睾丕賳爻鬲丕賳 賵賲毓丕賳丕丞 丕賱卮毓亘 禺賱丕賱賴丕 ..
" 睾賷丕亘 丕賱兀賲 賷購卮亘賴 丕賱賵賯賵賮 毓丕乇賷賸丕 賮賷 丕賱噩賱賷丿 ."
September 12, 2020
A heart-wrenching insight into the life of a refugee trying to make it from Afghanistan to England. The characters were compelling and heartbreakingly realistic, and I was fascinated by how their comfortable, ordinary lives in Kabul were completely upended by the Taliban. I really enjoyed reading about Fereiba's life story, and the love she had for her children. This is the second book I've read by Nadia Hashimi, and I love the way she writes; a lot of historical fiction tends to be very descriptive, which can be difficult to get through, but her writing style is simple and focused. This was so close to being a 4 star read for me, but the abrupt ending left me feeling very unsatisfied.
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