The Lightless Sky: An Afghan Refugee Boy`s Journey Of Escape To A New
Life In Britain

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` To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?` Gulwali Passarlay was sent away from Afghanistan at the age of twelve, after his father was killed in a gun battle with the US army for hiding Taliban fighters. Smuggled into Iran, Gulwali began a twelve month odyssey across Europe, spending time in prisons, suffering hunger, cruelty, brutality, nearly drowning in a tiny boat on the Mediterranean. Somehow he survived, & made it to Britain, no longer an innocent child but still a boy of twelve. Here in Britain he was fostered, sent to a good school, won a place at a top university, & was chosen to carry the Olympic torch in 2012. He wants to tell his story
- to bring to life the plight of the thousands of men, women & children who risk their lives to leave behind the troubles of their homelands. Many die along the way, some are sent back to face imprisonment & possible death, some survive & make it here, to a country which offers them the chance of a life of freedom & opportunity. One boy`s story is the central story of our times, & this memoir celebrates the triumph of courage & determination over adversity.