Caroline Brothers Bücher

Sie sind auf der Flucht: Ihr Ziel ist London. In Lieferwagen und Güterzügen versteckt oder zu Fuß durchqueren die Brüder Aryan und Kabir ganz Europa. Sie geraten in die Hände von skrupellosen Schleppern und müssen für Bauern Zwangsarbeiten verrichten. Sie stehlen, um zu überleben. Jeden einzelnen Tag kämpfen sie, um ihrem Ziel ein kleines Stückchen näher zu kommen. Und immer halten sie zusammen. Ein bewegender Roman, der den Leser das Schicksal von Flüchtlingskindern hautnah miterleben lässt. »Eine Geschichte, die unter die Haut geht und zum Denken anregt.« Buchjournal

Two young boys cross a river in the middle of the night. The river is also a border, and their lives depend on this journey. With nothing but the clothes on their back, Aryan and his little brother Kabir travel by truck, boat, train, bus and on foot across a Europe they desperately hope will offer them a future they can no longer wait for in Afghanistan. Kabul-Tehran-Istanbul-Athens-Rome-Paris-London - this is the route they cling to, the mantra they repeat in their prayers, and the only option they can see before them.Hinterland is the story of two ordinary brothers whose courageous gamble for a better life brings home the devastating human consequences of war.

The book argues for the validity of photographs as essential documentary sources for historians. It specifically examines French and British newspaper images from the Spanish Civil War, highlighting how these visual records can enhance historical understanding and interpretation. Through this analysis, the author challenges traditional historiography and emphasizes the importance of visual media in documenting historical events.

Buenos Aires, 1976. Osvaldo Ferrero, a distinguished doctor, and his wife Yolanda escape the city with their daughters, sensible Julieta and wilful Graciela, who is nineteen and madly in love. On their return, the Argentine military stages a coup. Friends disappear overnight, and Osvaldo is forced to flee to Europe. When her fiancé is abducted, Graciela goes into hiding, then she vanishes in turn. As Yolanda fights on the ground for some trace of their beloved daughter, she soon realises she may be fighting for an unknown grandchild as well...