The Crossing is the firsthand account of Syrian journalist Samar Yazbek returning to her home country a couple years into the Syrian revolution. This books is powerful, eye-opening, and difficult to read. It took me several months to make my way through it because the raw pain and brutality the Syrian people are dealing with is horrifying.
Samar documents her journey to visit on three occasions, ostensibly to help women start self-sustaining businesses. This is an intimate portrait of the lives of Syrians living with daily or near-daily bombing, numbing levels of tragedy, inhumane living conditions, and incredible uncertainty. She interviews men and women, journalists, leaders of militant brigades, and more, painting a vivid, very human picture of the Syrian situation. Words don't do it justice and I think this is a book that everyone should read. It is difficult, but well worth it.
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