Dear book lovers, thanks for joining us in our first session and sharing your thoughts. It was really interesting and we had a great time! If you would like to have a look at the presentation we used in the session, please click here.
Among other topics, we reflected on the fate of young migrants in search of a better future. Just a few days ago, tragedy hit again in the English Channel. Thirty migrants who were looking for new opportunities lost their lives. Sadly, we have become numb to this type of news. Ramon was lucky. He successfully escaped poverty. However, anxiety and feelings of guilt about leaving his family and his roots made him feel miserable, lonely and isolated.
COMING SOON! Date and topic of our next reading club sesssion. Stay tuned 🙂
Meanwhile, enjoy this powerful, short poem by Indian-Canadian author Rupi Kaur: