Her own experiences as a refugee did puny to prepare the Afghan-American young adult novelist for the disturbing realities that greeted her in Lesbos while writing her current book about people fleeing SyriaAtia Abawi,a young adult novelist, was working on a very different book when an epiphany occurred.
Sitting in her apartment with her young son, and she was watching news reports of Syrian refugees on the deadly smuggling routes to Europe. Suddenly,she knew she had to write about that experience instead.
I was lucky that my parents made that hard decision. It wasn’t a decision about self, but to save the family Related: I escaped war in Syria and am now free to dream – but other kids aren't so lucky | Bilal Rwaeh Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com