Review

Syria's Secret Library, by Mike Thomson, tells a small story in the larger tragedy of Syria

By Mark Thomas
July 20 2019 - 12:00am
Author Mike Thomson, who has told the story of the importance of books for a society otherwise devoid of hope.
Author Mike Thomson, who has told the story of the importance of books for a society otherwise devoid of hope.

Whenever I have given away books to schools on the West Bank and in the slums of Mumbai, the kids accepting the boxes knew exactly what a book meant.

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