Shining

The Story of a Lucky Man

Robert Hillman, Abdi Aden

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HARPER360
25 May 2015

Autobiography: general; Military history: post WW2 conflicts; Refugees & political asylum; Migration, immigration & emigration; Biography - Australian

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A remarkably warm-hearted, uplifting and inspiring story of one boy's survival against the odds.

Abdi's world fell apart when he was only 15 and Somalia's vicious civil war hit Mogadishu. Unable to find his family and effectively an orphan, he fled with some 60 others, heading to Kenya.

On the way, death squads hunted them and they faced daily violence, danger and starvation. After almost four months, they arrived in refugee camps in Kenya. Of the group he'd set out with, only five had survived. All alone in the world and desperate to find his family, and unable to stay in Kenya, Abdi turned around and undertook the dangerous journey back to Mogadishu. But his search was fruitless.

Eventually he made his way - alone and with no money - to Romania, then to Germany, completely dependent on the kindess of strangers. He was just 17 when he arrived in Melbourne. He spoke no English, had no family or friends, no money, no home. Yet, against the odds, he not only survived but thrived. Abdi went on to complete secondary education, and later university.

He became a youth worker, was acknowledged with the 2007 Victorian Refugee Recognition Award and was featured in the SBS second series of Go Back to Where You Came From. Abdi is a most inspiring man, constantly thankful for his life and what he has. Everything he has endured and achieved is testament to his quiet strength and courage, his resilience and his warm-hearted, shining and enduring optimism.

Shining: The Story of a Lucky Man by Abdi Aden at Abbey's Bookshop 131 York Street, Sydney

By: Robert Hillman, Abdi Aden
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780732299842
ISBN 10: 0732299845
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 25 May 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active