Book description
Two refugees find that their lives are inextricably linked—over time and distance—by the perils of history and a single haunting piece of music.
Born in Beirut in 1922, Marguerite Toutoungi lives a life of loss and sacrifice. She dreams of traveling to Europe and studying music at the Conservatoire…
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1 author picked The Refugee Ocean as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book has all my favourite things: beautiful writing, fascinating characters, an exotic setting, and a page-turning plot. It’s also full of music since both main characters are musicians.
The dual storyline is masterfully designed, and I love the way the parallel stories eventually intersect. The parts set in Beirut in the 1940s and Syria in 2014 are exceptionally riveting for me. This is a novel for novelists.
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