The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir

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		The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir
		The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir

基本信息·出版社：Simon Spotlight Entertainment; Reprint edition
·页码：256 页
·出版日期：2006年06月
·ISBN：141691837X
·条形码：9781416918370
·装帧：平装
·外文书名：另一片天空

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Farah Ahmedi's "poignant tale of survival" (Chicago Tribune) chronicles her journey from war to peace. Equal parts tragedy and hope, determination and daring, Ahmedi's memoir delivers a remarkably vivid portrait of her girlhood in Kabul, where the sound of gunfire and the sight of falling bombs shaped her life and stole her family. She herself narrowly escapes death when she steps on a land mine. Eventually the war forces her to flee, first over the mountains to refugee camps across the border, and finally to America. Ahmedi proves that even in the direst circumstances, not only can the human heart endure, it can thrive. The Other Side of the Sky is "a remarkable journey" (Chicago Sun-Times), and Farah Ahmedi inspires us all.

作者简介 Farah Ahmedi is a high school student and an ambassador to the United Nations' Adopt-A-Minefield program.

For more information on Farah and her charitable foundation, Farah's Wings of Hope, visit www.farahsworld.com.

For a reading group guide to The Other Side of the Sky suitable for classroom, library, or reading group use, visit www.SimonSaysTEACH.com.^Tamim Ansary is the author of West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story as well as numerous books for children. A columnist for Encarta, he lives in San Francisco with his wife and their two children.
媒体推荐 书评
Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2005
''The Story of My Life,'' [is] in a certain sense, the world''s most literate reality show. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review
"Inspiring . . . A wonderful story."

-- James McBride, author of The Color of Water

"Very compelling. . . . Here you have a girl, a child, who suffered her own disability, [and] the loss of her family and her homeland. She''s taking care of her aging mother and adapting to this new culture, and she''s a bright, shining light in the world. . . . Very moving."

-- Mary Karr, New York Times bestselling author of The Liar''s Club and Cherry

"[The Other Side of the Sky] has that wonderful quality of survival and is most compelling. Seeing Afghanistan from the eyes of this girl provides a deep, rich look that we haven''t seen before."

-- Mary Higgins Clark, author of thirty-three worldwide bestsellers

"Farah is a tower of strength."

-- Heather Mills McCartney

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