The lightless sky : my journey to safety as a child refugee
by Passarlay, Gulwali [author.]; Ghouri, Nadene [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Atlantic Books, 2019Edition: Revised and updated edition.Description: 386 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781786497154 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 PASSubject(s): Passarlay, Gulwali | Refugees -- Afghanistan | Refugees -- Great Britain | Biography | Biography | Afghans -- Great Britain -- BiographySummary: Gulwali Passarlay was sent away from Afghanistan at the age of 12, after his father was killed in a gun battle with the US army for hiding Taliban fighters. Smuggled into Iran, Gulwali began a 12 month odyssey across Europe, spending time in prisons, suffering hunger, cruelty, brutality, nearly drowning in a tiny boat on the Mediterranean. Somehow he survived, and made it to Britain, no longer an innocent child but still a boy of 12. Here in Britain he was fostered, sent to a good school, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to carry the Olympic torch in 2012. He wants to tell his story - to bring to life the plight of the thousands of men, women and children who risk their lives to leave behind the troubles of their homelands.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 PAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003034960X |
Previous edition: 2015.
Gulwali Passarlay was sent away from Afghanistan at the age of 12, after his father was killed in a gun battle with the US army for hiding Taliban fighters. Smuggled into Iran, Gulwali began a 12 month odyssey across Europe, spending time in prisons, suffering hunger, cruelty, brutality, nearly drowning in a tiny boat on the Mediterranean. Somehow he survived, and made it to Britain, no longer an innocent child but still a boy of 12. Here in Britain he was fostered, sent to a good school, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to carry the Olympic torch in 2012. He wants to tell his story - to bring to life the plight of the thousands of men, women and children who risk their lives to leave behind the troubles of their homelands.
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