All Else Failed

The Unlikely Volunteers at the Heart of the Migrant Aid Crisis

von Dana Sachs

272 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In 2015, increasing numbers of refugees and migrants, most of them fleeing war-torn homelands, arrived by boat on the shores of Greece, setting off the greatest human displacement in Europe since WWII. As journalists reported horrific mass drownings, an ill-prepared and seemingly indifferent world looked on. Those who reached land needed food, clothing, medicine and shelter, but the international aid system broke down completely.In a way that no one could have anticipated, volunteers arrived to help. Dana Sachs's compelling eyewitness account weaves together the lives of seven individuals and their families - including a British coal miner's daughter, a Syrian mother of six, and a jill-of-all-trades from New Zealand - who became part of this extraordinary effort. The story of their successes, and failures, is unforgettable and inspiring, and a clarion call for resilience and hope in the face of despair.War had shattered people's lives. This is what happened next.

• Reihe: Footnote Press
• ISBN: 9781804440247
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.03.2023
• Größe: 218 x 137 mm
• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK Limited