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Mistress Jessica (3 KP) rated We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Picador Classic in Books

Mar 7, 2018

A Must Read for anyone with an opinion on refugees and war

This book is powerful and disturbing. I read it in my undergrad class on genocide and war. I think of the true horrors laid out in this book every time people discuss refugee camps or genocide or even "just" war. It shows how quickly it can happen and how the group behavior of the Tutsi turned on their friends and neighbors. Has many powerful parallels to other genocides, such as the Holocaust and Native Americans. It is a tough read but worth it for anyone who wants to know how these things happen.

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Batman Beyond: Volume 2 : City of Yesterday

Dan Jurgens

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The war with Brother Eye is over and Neo-Gotham is the only remaining civilized city with thousands...

City of Jackals

Parker Bilal

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FINDING REFUGE CAN BE DEADLY. More trouble on the streets of Cairo in a gripping new investigation...

ClareR (5726 KP) rated A Long Petal of the Sea in Books

Jan 14, 2020

A Long Petal of the Sea

Isabel Allende | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry

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My first, and not my last, Isabel Allende book!

A Long Petal of the Sea is my first foray into the books of Isabel Allende, and after reading this, it most certainly wont be my last.

This is the sweeping historical story of the Dalmau family, their role in the Spanish Civil War, their escape in to France (which was horrific), and their journey to Chile as refugees on the ship ‘Winnipeg’ arranged by the poet Pablo Neruda.

It’s a devastating and yet heartwarming look at humanity and it’s ability to endure. I hadn’t known about the concentration-style camps that the French forced the Spanish refugees in to after Franco and his right wing party won the Civil War. It looks as though people have always been able to destroy one another in inhuman ways (this is no surprise to me, by the way). We see more of the use of concentration camps in Chile after the military coup.

The main characters, Victor and Roser Dalmau continue to see Chile as their home, over and above Spain. They show us that home is where your friends, family and community are - and that you can make this home anywhere.

This book really is a joy to read. I’ve learnt so much of the history of this time, as well as having the pleasure of just reading a great story.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for my copy of this book to read.