saarjameela's review against another edition
4.0
This book was really good. It reflected all the struggles that the Kurds are going through and the struggles that refugees are going through around the world, just to live their life. The writing was amazing and Laird really showed how they had lost their home and how it slowly seemed further and further away. It was really interesting, the way she showed how completely different the customs were in England and how hard it is for refugees to adjust. Laird showed that a lot of the people living in the west are ignorant, and live sheltered lives, having no idea what's going on in other places in the world. The only thing I didn't like about this book was the ending. I've found that I've never particularly like Laird's endings in her other books I've read because they're two abstract and in my opinion leave too much to the imagination. Overall though, I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone.
helenelgin's review against another edition
4.0
My edition had a blue background.
I remember how she manages to secure a capful of dettol in order to clean the dirty cell that her, her sister and mother are sent to.
When the family arrive in the UK they are confused the customs agents find the last bits of jewelry hidden in a pot of face cream and return them, but take a packet of white power which is medicine for her sister's foot infection.
She goes shopping with her mother, but can't read the packaging so they lick their fingers and run them down the seams of the packets of flour etc... to work out what they are.
She is devastated when she realises her little sister has forgotten their family home in Kurdistan.
I remember how she manages to secure a capful of dettol in order to clean the dirty cell that her, her sister and mother are sent to.
When the family arrive in the UK they are confused the customs agents find the last bits of jewelry hidden in a pot of face cream and return them, but take a packet of white power which is medicine for her sister's foot infection.
She goes shopping with her mother, but can't read the packaging so they lick their fingers and run them down the seams of the packets of flour etc... to work out what they are.
She is devastated when she realises her little sister has forgotten their family home in Kurdistan.
helenelgin's review
4.0
My edition had a blue background.
I remember how she manages to secure a capful of dettol in order to clean the dirty cell that her, her sister and mother are sent to.
When the family arrive in the UK they are confused the customs agents find the last bits of jewelry hidden in a pot of face cream and return them, but take a packet of white power which is medicine for her sister's foot infection.
She goes shopping with her mother, but can't read the packaging so they lick their fingers and run them down the seams of the packets of flour etc... to work out what they are.
She is devastated when she realises her little sister has forgotten their family home in Kurdistan.
I remember how she manages to secure a capful of dettol in order to clean the dirty cell that her, her sister and mother are sent to.
When the family arrive in the UK they are confused the customs agents find the last bits of jewelry hidden in a pot of face cream and return them, but take a packet of white power which is medicine for her sister's foot infection.
She goes shopping with her mother, but can't read the packaging so they lick their fingers and run them down the seams of the packets of flour etc... to work out what they are.
She is devastated when she realises her little sister has forgotten their family home in Kurdistan.
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