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The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir Paperback - 2006
by Ahmedi, Farah
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- Title The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir
- Author Ahmedi, Farah
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Gallery Books, New York
- Date 2006
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G141691837XI4N00
- ISBN 9781416918370 / 141691837X
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
- Reading level 850
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Refugees - United States, Ahmedi, Farah
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007035806
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Farah Ahmedi's "poignant tale of survival" (Chicago Tribune) chronicles her journey from war to peace. Equal parts tragedy and hope, determination and daring, Ahmedi's memoir delivers a remarkably vivid portrait of her girlhood in Kabul, where the sound of gunfire and the sight of falling bombs shaped her life and stole her family. She herself narrowly escapes death when she steps on a land mine. Eventually the war forces her to flee, first over the mountains to refugee camps across the border, and finally to America. Ahmedi proves that even in the direst circumstances, not only can the human heart endure, it can thrive. The Other Side of the Sky is "a remarkable journey" (Chicago Sun-Times), and Farah Ahmedi inspires us all.
First line
EVEN THOUGH TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED, I STILL FIND it difficult to talk about the land mine.