The Beekeeper of Aleppo A Novel

Christy Lefteri

eBook - 2019

This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable. “A beautifully crafted novel of international significance that has the capacity to have us open our eyes and see.”—Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzWINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE • FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Nuri is a beekeeper and Afra, his wife, is an artist. Mornings, Nuri rises early to hear the call to prayer before driving to his hives in the countryside. On weekends, Afra sells her colorful landscape paintings at the open-air market. They live a si...mple life, rich in family and friends, in the hills of the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo—until the unthinkable happens. When all they love is destroyed by war, Nuri...

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Published
Random House Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
Christy Lefteri
Online Access
Overdrive Resource Page
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File Size15 GB
ISBN9780593128169
Release Date8/27/2019
Kindle Book
ASINB07L3BBM78
Release Date8/27/2019
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780593128169
Release Date8/27/2019