Stories of Strength: Books for World Refugee Day

Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

This book is a poignant and beautifully illustrated tribute to the heartbreaking reality of the Syrian refugee crisis, framed as a letter from a father to his young son on the brink of a difficult journey. Hosseini brings to life life in Homs, Syria, before the war and its devastating transformation into a war-torn landscape. Inspired to write this story after seeing the haunting image of the lifeless body of a young Syrian boy on a Turkish beach in 2015, Hosseini captures the deep emotions underlying the desperate measures refugees take in their search for safety.

Khaled Hosseini is originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, and fled with his family to the United States, where they were granted political asylum. While working as a doctor, Hosseini began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, in March 2001, launching his acclaimed literary career. Today, he is a world-renowned bestselling author. His works The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed have been published in over seventy countries and sold over 40 million copies worldwide. In 2006, Khaled Hosseini was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency.