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The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo
The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo: A remarkable true story of courage, hope and survival | Alaa Aljaleel, Diana Darke
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From Diana Darke, the acclaimed author of My House in Damascus and The Merchant of Syria, comes the extraordinary true story of a heroic ambulance driver who created a cat sanctuary in the midst of war-torn Aleppo. "I'll stay with them (…more)
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DGRachel
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A heartbreaking yet hopeful account of the Syrian War as told by a man who both drove ambulances trying to save people and who established animal sanctuaries to help abandoned animals. There are some graphic scenes of violent death, both human and animal (that poor dog 😭), but it‘s important that we don‘t forget what the Syrian people are living through. This is a story that needs to be told and heard.

BarbaraBB I have a soft spot for Syria (travelled there before hell broke loose, it was so beautiful and people so kind) and just this cover breaks my heart 💔 (edited) 4y
Librarybelle You are so right - it‘s important to know what‘s going on in these war torn countries. Lovely review! 4y
Cinfhen Wonderful review 💗💗💗 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage He sounds like a hero! 4y
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DGRachel
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“I think what happens in war is that the people who were always good before, stay good, but the people who only pretended to be good now feel free to show their true colours.”

GingerAntics It sounds what it was like after Trump started running for office. 4y
DGRachel @GingerAntics That was exactly what I thought of when I read that passage, I just wasn‘t sure how to put that in words. 4y
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You! 👐🏾 Yes, I‘m talking to you! Why are you reading this when you should be reading 👆🏼I am not kidding! This man is driving his own ambulance, saving humans and cats in Aleppo, Syria during the war. He started the first animal sanctuary in the Arabic countries!! Also explains extremely well what is going on in the Arabic world, ISIS, Islam, and how a single person can make a difference and change lives. Easy to read, uplifting! Read it now!

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Was not meant to borrow anything outside of my TBR... but. This man. He‘s in Syria saving people and animals. Could not be overlooked.

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