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Syrian Rebirth - Book III - Chapter 1
As soon as Rashid answered his phone, Fatima heard Ahmed shout, “Rashid, Rashid. Turn on the TV. Any news channel. Do it now while I...

Barry Hampshire
Feb 19, 20247 min read
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Syrian Rebirth - Book II - Chapter 1
With a knife at his throat, Ahmed struggled to hold the blade away from him as he weighed his options. A tall young man, in a flat woolen...

Barry Hampshire
Feb 19, 20247 min read
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Extract from Chapter 15 - Syrian Rebirth
Rashid and his family have moved to London. At the end of their first week, they all walk to a local doctor's office for check-ups. Dr....

Barry Hampshire
Mar 19, 20234 min read
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Extract from Chapter 12 - Syrian Rebirth
Rashid and his family decided to move to London. Captain Peterson, US Special Forces, made arrangements to smuggle Rashid's family out of...

Barry Hampshire
May 27, 20226 min read
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Extract from Chapter 5 - Syrian Rebirth
Rashid's family along with Dareen and her two children had joined the flood of refugees, fleeing Damascus and heading to Beirut. They...

Barry Hampshire
May 4, 20227 min read
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Opening to Chapter 1 - Syrian Rebirth
Following are the opening pages of my novel "Syrian Rebirth - Rashid's World," It introduces some of the main characters and the setting....

Barry Hampshire
Mar 29, 20226 min read
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Refugees, Human Beings Seeking Peace.
Recently, as I edited a section of my upcoming first novel, I realized I had written a description of the fate of many Ukrainians as they...

Barry Hampshire
Mar 19, 20225 min read
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