Léa grapples with what it means to be the granddaughter of survivors and how to honor a past that was shrouded in pain.
The story connects the past to the present as Léa, in her classroom, sees the echoes of her grandmother's trauma in a young Syrian refugee student. Manam Rima Elkouri epub
The novel, which was a finalist for the , is described as a lyrical and "soothing" resurrection of a difficult past. It emphasizes the vital importance of memory, with Elkouri herself stating that "what is worse than death is forgetting". Léa grapples with what it means to be
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