Refugee Week 2017: Presentation by the Red Cross International Tracing Service
Refugee Week 2017: Presentation by the Red Cross International Tracing Service Thursday June 22, 2pm at Springwood Library
Learn how the Red Cross reconnects families separated by war, disaster & upheaval.
Every year, countless families across the world are separated by conflict, disaster or migration. People suffer terribly when they lose contact with their loved ones and live with the uncertainty of not knowing where they are or whether they are safe. From battlefields to earthquakes; from post-war migration to social upheavals, Australian Red Cross has been helping to reconnect families for more than 100 years, working with a global network to look for missing loved ones, restore contact, reunite families and clarify the fate of those who remain missing.
This is a FREE event, but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made by visiting or calling any Blue Mountains Library Branch or online via the Blue Mountains Library website.
The pearl that broke its shell by Nadia Hashimi
The pearl that broke its shell by Nadia Hashimi
Found on the Adult Fiction shelves at HASHIMI
Plot Summary : A luminous and unforgettable tale of two women, destiny, and identity in Afghanistan
Kabul, 2007: The Taliban rules the streets. With a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can rarely leave the house or attend school. Their only hope lies in the ancient Afghan custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a son until she is of marriageable age. As a boy, she has the kind of freedom that was previously unimaginable . . . freedom that will transform her forever.
But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-great-grandmother Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life in the same way-the change took her on a journey from the deprivation of life in a rural village to the opulence of a king’s palace in the bustling metropolis of Kabul.
Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell interweaves the stories of these two remarkable women who are separated by a century but share the same courage and dreams. What will happen once Rahima is old enough to marry? How long can Shekiba pass as a man and if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive? (Source: Harper Collins Publishers Australia)
Review : Something very different from what I usually read but absolutely loved it. It was Nadia Hashimi’s literary debut novel in 2014 and it was very powerful and fascinating to read. Hashimi has had three more books published, so lots of books to follow, if you enjoy this story.
Reviewed by : Carolyn
How to Spot Fake News
In this post-truth environment, being able to tell the real from the fake is more difficult yet more important than ever. (Post-truth was the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year in 2016).
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) have produced this infographic with eight simple steps for you to follow in order to verify what you are reading or watching is reliable. This infographic can be downloaded and shared freely.
By IFLA (http://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11174) [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
Carolyn’s Books of the Month – May 2017
Best Read : The pearl that broke its shell by Nadia Hashimi
Crime : Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Australian Author : The wrong hand by Jane Jago
General : The evening chorus by Helen Humphreys
Thrillers : Behind closed doors by B.A.Paris and Kill file by Christopher Farnsworth
Saga/Romance : Florence Grace by Tracy Rees
Calling all Board Games Enthusiasts
Games enthusiasts, amateurs and experts, muster your meeples and dust off your dice for a day of board game fun at Springwood Library this Saturday 29th April for International Tabletop Day 2017. Coinciding with Springwood Foundation Day, Springwood Library will be opening its doors for this worldwide event and partnering with the awesome gamers from local games shop, Afternoonified, to introduce and tutor the latest and greatest board games around. A FREE family event. 11am to 3pm for all ages.
Alison’s Picks April 2017
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Transatlantic by Colum McCann
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
The Abundance (essays) by Annie Dillard
