The Boy with Two Lives
A Nonfiction book. The kindness of strangers was the only thing between 10 year old Abbas and his destruction. Finally safe in England,...
When 10-year-old Abbas arrives in England having just fled conscription into the Iranian army and survived almost three months alone in Istanbul waiting for a visa, little does he know that his troubles have only just begun. His cousin packs him off to boarding school, infrequent phone calls are his only contact with his beloved mother, and he eventually finds himself homeless at the age of 13. Abbas's extraordinary resilience in the face of overpowering odds makes this story, based on true events, inspiring and unforgettable.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 256 pages
- ISBN: 9781743314838 / 0
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More About The Boy with Two Lives
This book is an autobiography that begins when a ten-year-old Iranian boy is sent to a British boarding school. This is the second book in his story. In the first book, he tells of how his parents got him out of Iran and over to Turkey at the age of eight. This picks up a few years later and tells his story throughout his school career.I... Incredibly challenging, difficult yet compelling read about a boy who triumphs despite the odds. What stands out is the kindness of strangers, together with the will to live, to do one's best and to prove a mother proud. Told in simple first person language, Abbas' story is very moving. The kindness of strangers was the only thing between 10 year old Abbas and his destruction. Finally safe in England, under the custody of an older cousin who abandoned him, Abbas was an elite schoolboy at a wonderful boarding school by day, and by the time he was 13, he was homeless by night.Infrequent phone calls are his only contact...
