The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo

Informationen zum Autor Alaa Aljaleel is an electrician turned ambulance driver from Aleppo. Since the Syrian civil war broke out, he has been working tirelessly to save the lives of both people and animals, and is the founder of Ernesto's House , a sanctuary for abandoned animals in Aleppo. Diana Darke is a journalist, travel writer, and expert on the Middle East, and author of My House in Damascus and The Merchant of Syria. After studying Arabic at Oxford University, Diana Darke worked for the British government and GCHQ, and lived in Syria, Egypt and with a Bedouin tribe. She is married with two children, both born in Cairo. Klappentext A Syrian ambulance driver who built a cat sanctuary in war-torn Aleppo tells his story, with the sanctuary having become a place for escape and tranquillity for people frightened and dispossessed by the civil war. Zusammenfassung The remarkable true story of a Syrian ambulance driver, who built a cat sanctuary in war-torn Aleppo

Report

The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo is a gentle, easy read... awe-inspiring and heart-warming... The tragic stories are leavened in part by Aljaleel's gentle sense of humour. The National (AE)

Product details

• Authors: Alaa Aljaleel, Diana Darke, Darke Diana
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.10.2019
• EAN: 9781472260581
• ISBN: 978-1-4722-6058-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; PETS / Cats / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, True war & combat stories, PETS / General, military history, Syria, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Fire & Emergency Services, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients), True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Domestic animals & pets, Domestic animals and pets, Modern warfare, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True war and combat stories