Two sisters : a father, his daughters, and their journey into the Syrian jihad
by Seierstad, Åsne, 1970- (Author)
Summary
The riveting story of two sisters' journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them home. Asne Seierstad puts the problem of radicalization into painfully human terms, using instant messages and other primary sources to reconstruct a family's crisis from the inside. Eventually, sh... Full description
Summary: |
The riveting story of two sisters' journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them home. Asne Seierstad puts the problem of radicalization into painfully human terms, using instant messages and other primary sources to reconstruct a family's crisis from the inside. Eventually, she takes us into the hellscape of the Syrian civil war, as Sadiq risks his life in pursuit of his daughters, refusing to let them disappear into the maelstrom. This is a relentless thriller and a feat of reporting with profound lessons about belief, extremism, and the meaning of devotion. |
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Physical Description: |
vi, 418 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418). |
ISBN: |
9780374279677 0374279675 |
Author Notes: |
Ã...sne Seierstad is an award-winning Norwegian journalist and writer known for her work as a war correspondent. She is the author of One of Us: The Story of a Massacre in Norway--and Its Aftermath , The Bookseller of Kabul , One Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal , Angel of Grozny: O rphans of a Forgotten War , and With Their Backs to the World: Portraits of Serbia . She lives in Oslo, Norway. |