TGIF. It was a LOOONNNGGGG week. Not sure why it felt that way. I couldn't wait to get home from school today. Just wanted to relax on the couch and STAY HOME. Back IN the day--I had plans EVERY Friday AND Saturday night. AND the bars were open til 3:00 am. Would have NEVER sat home on a Friday Night. Now I welcome staying home. Can't believe I'm saying that--TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING. I'm JUST exhausted by Friday. Can't think another thought or be in charge of anything else. My brain is MUSH. All I've got left--before I forget it-- is a review of Christy Lefteri's International bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Talk about a timely book. The Beekeeper of Aleppo is the story of a young couple who are forced to leave their life in Aleppo after everything they love is destroyed in the Syrian War. Nuri is a beekeeper and his wife Afra is an artist. They have a simple life. He tends to his bees and she sells her paintings at the market on weekends. They refuse to believe that their beloved homeland is being consumed by war until it's almost too late. After Afra is blinded, the couple courageously set out for a new life. They navigate a treacherous journey that stretches through Turkey, Greece and eventually Britain, where they hope to meet up with a cousin. This story humanizes the immigration experience and the desperation people face right now. Lefteri definitely understands the situation as she is the daughter of refugees and she has also volunteered at a center in Athens for displaced citizens. It is a frightening situation. Imagine living your ordinary life--and one day it's taken away. That's what happens to Nuri and Afra. This beautifully written, heart-wrenching book is about 315 pages or a 4 mile run that should be required reading for all Americans.
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