An Unsafe Haven

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` Captivating.. . There`s a breadth of humanity in An Unsafe Haven which is very moving. I loved the sense of Lebanon & of what is unique & precious about the Arab world` Helen Dunmore Set in contemporary Beirut, a rich, illuminating & deeply moving novel about a group of friends whose lives are shaped & affected daily by the war in Syria. Imagine trying to live a normal life in a world which changes daily & where nothing is certain.. . Hannah has deep roots in Beirut, the city of her birth & of her family. Her American husb&, Peter, has certainty only in her. They thought that they were used to the upheavals in Lebanon, but as the war in neighbouring Syria enters its fifth year, the region`s increasingly fragile state begins to impact on their lives in wholly different ways. An incident in a busy street brings them into direct contact with a Syrian refugee & her son. As they work to reunite Fatima with her family, her story forces Hannah to face the crisis of the expanding refugee camps, & to question the very future of her homel&. And when their close friend Anas, an artist, arrives to open his exhibition, shocking news from his home in Damascus raises uncomfortable questions about his loyalty to his family & his country. Heartrending & beautifully written, An Unsafe Haven is a universal story of people whose lives are tested & transformed, as they wrestle with the anguish of war, displacement & loss, but also with the vital need for hope.