Book Group
January 28 @ 7:00 pm
For the first meeting of the new year, the Book Group is going to read something new (to us) – a graphic novel! The book, Hakim’s Odyssey Book 2: From Turkey to Greece, is the second book in a trilogy by Fabien Toulmé.
In this true story, Hakim, a successful young Syrian was forced to leave everything behind, including his family, his friends, his home, and his business after the Syrian uprising in 2011. Hakim was arrested and tortured, his town was bombed, his business was seized by the army, and members of his family were arrested or disappeared. At the start of the second book, Hakim, now a refugee, has travelled from Syria to Lebanon, Lebanon to Jordan, and Jordan to Turkey where he struggles to earn a living and find a more settled life in Europe.
Newcomers and visitors are always welcome.
