Doro: Refugee, Hero, Champion, Survivor
Doro Ģoumãňęh and Brendan Woodhouse
“This is Doro and he is beautiful” is the opening line of Doro: Refugee, Hero, Champion, Survivor. It’s the story of Doro Ģoumãňęh, a Gambian fisherman, who lost sight in one eye, some of his teeth, and experienced unbelievable horrors trying to get to Europe. The co-author is Brendan Woodhouse, a British firefighter who was one of the volunteers that rescued Doro on the Mediterranean, as part of a charity called Sea-Watch. It’s hard not to cry reading this book. It’s one of 2023’s must-read books, and the must-read book if you live in Europe and care about other human beings.
This is a book about Doro and Brendan and it is beautiful.
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