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About the Book:  The Jews of Aleppo, Syria, had been part of the city’s fabric for more than two thousand years, in good times and bad, through conquerors and kings. But in the middle years of the twentieth century, all that changed. To Selim Sutton, a merchant with centuries of roots in the Syrian soil, the dangers of rising anti-Semitism made clear that his family must find a new home. With several young children and no prospect of securing visas to the United States, he devised a savvy plan for getting his family out: “exporting” his sons. In December 1940, he told the two oldest, Meïr and Saleh, that arrangements had been made for their transit to Shanghai, where they would work in an uncle’s export business. China, he hoped, would provide a short-term safe harbor and a steppingstone to America. But the world intervened for the young men, now renamed Mike and Sal by their Uncle Joe. Sal became ill with tuberculosis soon after arriving and was sent back to Aleppo alone....

5 Star Review: This story is incredibly moving. I was touched by Aleppo when scrolling through social media earlier in the year. The destruction depicted in the photographs stopped me in my tracks. Several months later, I learned of Claudette Sutton’s “Farewell Aleppo” and I was immediately drawn in. While reading “Farewell Aleppo” I often had to pause. Such beauty and love intertwined with hardship and sorrow needs to be taken in slowly. Sometimes I had to read a section twice (not because it was difficult to read, but because I was overcome with emotion). I savored each page. Each unique story left me forever changed. I am forever thankful to Claudette Sutton for sharing the story of her father and her people. Beautifully written, eye opening, and quite moving. About the Book: The Jews of Aleppo, Syria, had been part of the city’s fabric for more than two thousand years, in good times and bad, through conquerors and kings. But in the middle years of the twentieth ...

Now scheduling blog stops for another great WOW! Women On Writing book blog tour - check out these details and mark your calendars! Date: October 23rd through November 23rd 2017 Location: WOW! Women on Writing Blog and Beyond!!!  Book Title: Farewell, Aleppo: My Father, My People and Their Long Journey Home  Author: Claudette E.  Sutton Details Paperback: 180 pages Publisher: Terra Nova Books (October 1, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 1938288408 ISBN-13: 978-1938288401 I am working on putting together this WOW! Women on Writing book blog tour! The tour will begin October 23rd with a giveaway and author interview on the WOW! Blog ( the Muffin ), and run for a month. If you would be interested in reading and reviewing Farewell Aleppo by Claudette E. Sutton, please email: crystal@wow-womenonwriting.com as soon as possible! Include in the email: * Your email address if you'd like a digital copy or your physical address if you'd like a hard copy...