Under the Almond Tree by Laura McVeigh is a terrific story staged against the recent war situations and the refugee crisis in Afghanistan. Be it any kind of war, wherever it happens. It causes havoc on innocent people. Amidst such one war it is the story of a family that runs away from their native country in search of freedom and safety. Under the Almond Tree is a treat for readers seeking fresh and substantial stories from the war-ravaged zones. It is painful to see how once a beautiful country descends into nothingness of war and becomes void. In the unnecessary misery of war, their world turns upside down, with many things and joys of lives losing for no apparent reason. Fifteen-year-old teenage girl Samar from Afghanistan is travelling on a Trans-Siberian express, they are going to Moscow in search of freedom and safety. There are two streams of narrative – one is in the train and second from the past life of Samar in Afghanistan. Samar has prodigious memory that’s t...
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