A Story Like the Wind

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Gill Lewis’s brief but beautiful story is rich in wonder, as well as being a timely reminder of the refugee crisis that continues today" ( BookTrust) It's a wonderful story, that I'm rather glad I didn't know too much about going in to it. It unfolded beautifully as I read, and without giving anything away, the storytelling is nicely done throughout and then builds very well as it comes to the end. We meet a small group of refugees on a little boat, with very little of anything, but they still have some hope. Amongst them is Rami, who carries only one thing. And he tells the rest of them a story, in which they all can see parts of themselves and their lives. And the story is magical, but feels real.

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A Story Like the Wind is one of the best children's books I have read in ages, and it is a beautiful read for adult readers alike. Laurens van der Post was born in South Africa in 1906, the thirteenth of fifteen children in a family of Dutch and French Huguenot origins. He grew up in the heart of Bushman country, a thousand miles from the sea, before going on a long voyage to Japan that was a to prove a formative experience and vital in later life. He settled in England in the 1930s, writing and farming until the outbreak of the war, when he joined the British army and served with distinction in the Western Desert, Abyssinia, Burma and the Far East. Taken prisoner by the Japanese, he was held in captivity for three years before returning to active service as a member of Lord Mountbatten's staff in Indonesia and, later, as military attache to the British minister in Java. Since 1949 he has taken part in many official expeditions and missions to Africa, and his journey in search of the Bushmen in 1957 formed the basis of his famous documentary film, 'The Lost World of the Kalahari'. Other television films he has made include 'A Region of Shadow', 'All Africa Within Us'. And a three-part series on the life and work of Carl Gustav Jung, whom he met after the war and grew to know as a close personal friend. The highly acclaimed film 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence', released in 1983, was based on his book The Seed and the Sower. Laurens van der Post was awarded the C.B.E for services in the field, and in 1980 he was knighted. With his wife, Ingaret Giffard, Sir Laurens divides his time in England between his home in Chelsea and a cottage in Suffolk.Laurens van der Post was one of the people chosen as godfather to Britain's Prince William. Don't hold that against him though - he is also the author of this wonderful book and its sequel, "A Far Off Place", two of my favorite books when I was a teenager. He believed that when a person could form a question, it was a sign from life that the person was ready for a truthful answer." Dieses Buch ist ein Plädoyer an Menschlichkeit im Rahmen unbarmherziger Grausamkeiten. Es ist ein Zeichen, dass Freiheit siegt, weil es das kostbarste Gut ist, dass Musik überdauert und uns alle verbindet. Was in der heutigen Gesellschaft fehlt, wird hier vor Augen geführt – Verständnis. Wir müssen uns nicht alle lieb haben, aber die Geschichte des jeweils anderen zu hören, seine Gefühle und seine Erlebnisse, machen aus einem namenlosen Opfer plötzlich jemanden, mit dem man sich verbunden fühlt. Ich denke, das fehlt heutzutage einigen. Lewis’ novella brings to life the unified power of hope and faith and freedom that keeps strong all those fleeing war, massacre, and hardship Gill’s writing has earned her numerous awards such as the UKLA Children’s Book Award and the Little Rebel Award, and several nominations for prestigious awards including the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

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It is the story of a group of refugees huddled in a flimsy boat in the middle of the ocean, escaping persecution and how they are swept up into a folklore story told by one of them, accompanied by his violin. I really loved how this folklore tale about a spirited white stallion and that when the story returned to the present, the reader learned more about the lives of the refugees. Forfatteren bak Sovjetistan på en enda mer eventyrlig reise - langs grensen til verdens største land: Russland. The three way chats, in which they are joined by other animals, about web spinning, themselves, other humans—are as often informative as amusing, and the whole tenor of appealing wit and pathos will make fine entertainment for reading aloud, too.perhaps the one unpardonable error of men is to withdraw from communion with one another, no matter how good the reason for withdrawal." A stunning collection of mystical fairy tales that are at once exotic and fresh, and traditionally heartening.