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# Global bestseller Paperback format Themes of resilience The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Novel

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## Key Features

- • **Social Impact:** Join a community of readers advocating for awareness and change.
- • **Award-Winning Author:** Written by a celebrated author, adding prestige to your bookshelf.
- • **Engaging Storytelling:** Captivating prose that keeps you turning pages late into the night.
- • **Culturally Rich Narrative:** Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of Syrian culture.
- • **A Journey Through Adversity:** Experience the poignant tale of survival and hope.

## Overview

The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a powerful novel that follows the journey of a Syrian beekeeper and his wife as they flee their war-torn homeland, exploring themes of love, loss, and resilience in the face of adversity.

## Description

desertcart.com: The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Novel: 9780593128176: Lefteri, Christy: Books

Review: Mix of emotions...all in one - I loved this book. I read it back in 2023 and I found it so captivating. There's a mix of emotions as you read it. You get to learn about situations like what these characters went through and realize how hard it is for others to find that happiness, peace and that safety they long for. Recommended!
Review: Haunting and powerful! - 4.5 stars Let me start off by saying that this is a book everyone needs to read, especially given the current environment we live in with the immigration issue at the forefront of topics recently here in the Western part of the world. Though I have read plenty of books over the years about the immigrant experience from different viewpoints, including from the refugee and asylum perspectives, few of those books have been as haunting and affecting as this one. The story of Nuri and Afra and their harrowing journey to escape the conflict in Syria, the tremendous losses they endure one right after the other -- the loss of their home, their livelihoods, their family, their precious child, even their own souls – ordinary citizens caught up in horrible circumstances not of their making, already having to suffer through so much loss and devastation, yet somehow still finding the will to live, to push ahead through the grief and the desperation and finally arrive at their destination, only to face an uncertain future. This is one of those stories that reminded me once again just how much we often take for granted as we go about our daily lives and how we should be so much more grateful than we usually are for everything we do have. This was a heart-wrenching, emotional read that brought tears to my eyes more than once, yet it was also thought-provoking and relevant to so much of what is going on in the world today. I will admit that it did take me a little while to get used to the book’s unique format (with the last word of each chapter acting as the bridge that starts the flashback to the past in the next chapter), but the beautifully written story as well as the realistically rendered characters (all of whom I adored) more than made up for my brief struggle with the format. Nuri and Afra are characters that I know will stay with me for a long time to come, as the penetrating sadness around their story is one that is difficult to forget. With that said though, there were also moments of hope amidst the desperation, such as when Nuri and Afra finally make it to their destination (not a spoiler, since we are already told this from the very first page) and are met with much kindness from the people they end up staying with at the refugee center as they wait for their asylum applications to be processed. These interactions at the refugee center in present time brought a certain element of hope to the story, which helped to balance out the overwhelming sadness of the past narrative recounting Nuri and Afra’s harrowing journey – at the same time, it made their story all the more poignant and powerful. Part of what made this story feel so realistic was the fact that the author Christy Lefteri based a lot of it on her previous experience working with refugees as a UNICEF-sponsored volunteer in Athens, Greece. In addition to that though, there was also Lefteri’s personal connection as a daughter of refugees (both her parents fled war-torn Cyprus back in the 1970s), which combined with her volunteer experience to produce such a powerful and inspiring story. I know my review probably doesn’t say a whole lot, but in a way, the vagueness is a bit deliberate, as I feel the story already speaks for itself and nothing I say will be able to do it justice. All I’m going to say is that this book definitely deserves to be read – and sooner rather than later! Received ARC from Ballantine Books (Random House) via NetGalley.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #7,496 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #25 in Cultural Heritage Fiction #93 in War Fiction (Books) #646 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (46,126) |
| Dimensions  | 5.18 x 0.83 x 7.99 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0593128176 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0593128176 |
| Item Weight  | 9.8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 384 pages |
| Publication date  | June 23, 2020 |
| Publisher  | Ballantine Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mix of emotions...all in one
*by Z***S on December 5, 2025*

I loved this book. I read it back in 2023 and I found it so captivating. There's a mix of emotions as you read it. You get to learn about situations like what these characters went through and realize how hard it is for others to find that happiness, peace and that safety they long for. Recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Haunting and powerful!
*by L***E on September 2, 2019*

4.5 stars Let me start off by saying that this is a book everyone needs to read, especially given the current environment we live in with the immigration issue at the forefront of topics recently here in the Western part of the world. Though I have read plenty of books over the years about the immigrant experience from different viewpoints, including from the refugee and asylum perspectives, few of those books have been as haunting and affecting as this one. The story of Nuri and Afra and their harrowing journey to escape the conflict in Syria, the tremendous losses they endure one right after the other -- the loss of their home, their livelihoods, their family, their precious child, even their own souls – ordinary citizens caught up in horrible circumstances not of their making, already having to suffer through so much loss and devastation, yet somehow still finding the will to live, to push ahead through the grief and the desperation and finally arrive at their destination, only to face an uncertain future. This is one of those stories that reminded me once again just how much we often take for granted as we go about our daily lives and how we should be so much more grateful than we usually are for everything we do have. This was a heart-wrenching, emotional read that brought tears to my eyes more than once, yet it was also thought-provoking and relevant to so much of what is going on in the world today. I will admit that it did take me a little while to get used to the book’s unique format (with the last word of each chapter acting as the bridge that starts the flashback to the past in the next chapter), but the beautifully written story as well as the realistically rendered characters (all of whom I adored) more than made up for my brief struggle with the format. Nuri and Afra are characters that I know will stay with me for a long time to come, as the penetrating sadness around their story is one that is difficult to forget. With that said though, there were also moments of hope amidst the desperation, such as when Nuri and Afra finally make it to their destination (not a spoiler, since we are already told this from the very first page) and are met with much kindness from the people they end up staying with at the refugee center as they wait for their asylum applications to be processed. These interactions at the refugee center in present time brought a certain element of hope to the story, which helped to balance out the overwhelming sadness of the past narrative recounting Nuri and Afra’s harrowing journey – at the same time, it made their story all the more poignant and powerful. Part of what made this story feel so realistic was the fact that the author Christy Lefteri based a lot of it on her previous experience working with refugees as a UNICEF-sponsored volunteer in Athens, Greece. In addition to that though, there was also Lefteri’s personal connection as a daughter of refugees (both her parents fled war-torn Cyprus back in the 1970s), which combined with her volunteer experience to produce such a powerful and inspiring story. I know my review probably doesn’t say a whole lot, but in a way, the vagueness is a bit deliberate, as I feel the story already speaks for itself and nothing I say will be able to do it justice. All I’m going to say is that this book definitely deserves to be read – and sooner rather than later! Received ARC from Ballantine Books (Random House) via NetGalley.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreaking Story of Syrian Immigrants
*by S***K on March 16, 2024*

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Child death, sexual assault (both "off-screen"), PTSD. * * * Nuri Ibrahim was a beekeeper w/ his cousin, Mustafa. They had a thriving business selling their honey and other products. Nuri's wife, Afra, was an artist who sold her unusual paintings in the local market. They share a young son, Sami. They have a simple but rich life -- until civil war erupts in Syria, eventually making its way to their city of Aleppo. Mustafa flees toward his wife and daughter in England, after his son is found in a local morgue after being killed by combatants. Mustafa emails Nuri, begging him to get out. But Afra refuses to leave, wanting to stay in her home after being blinded and losing Sami in a bombing attack. The hives are gone; Afra's ability to paint is gone; even most of their house is gone. Nuri finally convinces Afra that they must leave, when his life is threatened by a gang of combatants. This is just the beginning of their harrowing story as refugees! The story is told in a back-and-forth chronological style, beginning w/ Nuri and Afra in a holding pattern in a refugee home in southern England, awaiting asylum. (So, we know they at least made it to England....) But HOW they made it to the purgatory of all refugees in a strange land is the story. Lefteri propels the story w/ the most unusual segue from one section of a chapter: she uses a common word to end one section and begin the next. This is a really effective plot device, and I loved it, along w/ Lefteri's sympathetic portrayal of an unusual manifestation of PTSD (IMHO) and the horrors of the refugee camps. Will Nuri and Afra ever be reunited w/ Mustafa and his family? At what price? I honestly feel that EVERYONE should read "The Beekeeper of Aleppo," especially if one feels that undocumented immigrants don't deserve our basic humanity. A high 4 stars rounds up to 5 stars.

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