The Beekeeper

The fact that I read this book in less than six hours demonstrates just how gripping it was, but it was not an easy read. A lot of tears were shed and I often read with my mouth agape. I don't think there is anyway to prepare to read the real-life traumas of a group of people who you can identify with in many ways. I will never understand the spirit in which people can rape, murder, bury alive and virtually rip apart families in the name of any God or religion. And in the end, you realize that if the global community cannot come together to stop these kinds of atrocities then are any of us really, truly ever safe?

Mikhail allowed these women and Abdalla to tell their stories uncensored, raw and with alarming honest. She didn't insert herself selfishly into their narratives and provided a safe space for them to share. And as painful and uncomfortable as it was for me to read it, imagine just how much more painful it was for them. Everyone with an ounce of compassion needs to read this. There is no way anyone can read this and remain unchanged.