The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina NayeriWhat is it like to be a refugee? It is a question many of us do not give much thought, and yet there are more than 25 million refugees in the world. To be a refugee is to grapple with your place in society, attempting to reconcile the life you have known with a new, unfamiliar home. All this while bearing the burden of gratitude in your host nation: the expectation that you should be forever thankful for the space you have been allowed. Aged eight,

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Tatty becomes ever more aware of the strange reality of her home life

despite their costs

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Nunez has a wry

she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train

four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders

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