The Boy from Aleppo Who Painted the War: A Novel of Syria - Sukkar, Sumia
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Adam is a 14-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome trying to understand the Syrian conflict and its effect on his life, so he paints his feelings. Yasmine, his beautiful older sister devotes herself to Adam, sacrificing her true happiness as she tries to protect the ones she loves. But Yasmine herself has to cope with her own traumas when she is taken by soldiers. Their three brothers, too, struggle - on whether or not to take sides, and the consequences of their choices.

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Produktbeschreibung
Adam is a 14-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome trying to understand the Syrian conflict and its effect on his life, so he paints his feelings. Yasmine, his beautiful older sister devotes herself to Adam, sacrificing her true happiness as she tries to protect the ones she loves. But Yasmine herself has to cope with her own traumas when she is taken by soldiers. Their three brothers, too, struggle - on whether or not to take sides, and the consequences of their choices.
Autorenporträt
Sumia Sukkar is of Syrian and Algerian origin, brought up in London. She has a BA honours degree in Creative Writing with Television Studies from Kingston University. This is her debut novel.