Syria's Secret Library: The True Story of How a Besieged Syrian Town Found Hope
- ISBN-10
- 1474605923
- ISBN-13
- 9781474605922
- Category
- Libraries
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-07-09
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Author
- Mike Thomson
Description
The extraordinary story of how the besieged Syrian town of Daraya found hope and inspiration in a secret underground library.
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