Review: TF Rhoden taught English to the refugees. He gave them an assignment to write a few paragraphs about themselves but what he was handed in was far from what he expected. He edited them enough for the reader to understand them but they are not perfect b/c Rhoden felt it was important to keep the writers "voice" in the letters. I love it like that. It seemed more real. These people went through so much.
I love the way that it's organized. The Rhoden brothers were very careful to make sure that someone like me, who knows nothing about what's going on over in Asia, understands what happens in this story and can follow the struggles and events that happen. It is very moving and makes me so grateful for my life and for my country. A few of the students were learning English to get to the USA because of how well our government runs, apparently. I hear people complain about our government all the time but compared to areas like this, we truly are blessed. I am so glad that I read this book because it gave me a better perspective of my situation. My house is small, money is tight, some days my children drive me up the wall but I truly am blessed and have it so easy. I am very grateful that Rhoden decided to share these letters with the world.
Editor: There is really so much information on these two that I'm just going to give you links. They truly have the background to put this books together. http://www.wix.com/tfrhoden/books and http://www.wix.com/tlsrhoden/1
Rating: **** Four Stars
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