Fragments of the past (Bound by dreams)

By Tarcisio Machado

Fragments of the past is a deeply emotional and inspiring story, told in the first person by Faizah, a seventeen-year-old Syrian girl who, on the day her family decided to flee Aleppo, was thinking only about surviving. In 2012, as civil war erupted in her hometown, the choices left to them were brutal: stay and face hunger, misery, and death -- or escape toward something completely unknown to her: freedom. Now in Brazil, Faizah begins to discover that there might, after all, be light at the end of the tunnel. But starting over in a foreign land, with unfamiliar customs and a language she doesn't yet speak, demands more than just bravery. Surrounded by change and haunted by loss, she must find strength she never knew she had. This moving and deeply human narrative invites readers to reflect on how resilience, sacrifice, and perseverance are essential not just for survival -- but for turning pain into hope, and dreams into reality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F59F4R1S
• ISBN13: 9798280167049
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"