A hope more powerful than the sea : one refugee's incredible story of love, loss, and survival /
Melissa Fleming.
- First edition.
- 290 pages : map ; 21 cm
A childhood in Syria -- The war begins -- The siege of Daraa -- Life as a refugee -- Love in exile -- The engagement -- Deal with the devil -- Ship of horrors -- All that is left is the sea -- Rescue at the dying hour.
The story of a young Syrian refugee's attempt to reach Sweden, focusing on her ordeal in icy waters after the dilapidated fishing vessel in which she was traveling--along with 500 others--sinks.
9781250235824 (pbk.)
2016044107
Zamel, Doaa Al, 1995-
Refugees--Syria. Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc--Mediterranean Sea.
Syria--History--Civil War, 2011- Syria--Emigration and immigration. Europe--Emigation and immigration--Government policy.