{"product_id":"after-the-tampa-pb","title":"After the Tampa (pb)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland, or seek security for their young children elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe family's desperate search for safety took them on a harrowing journey from the mountains of Afghanistan to a small fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, crammed with more than 400 other asylum seekers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen their boat started to sink, they were mercifully saved by a cargo ship, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, one of the largest maritime rescues in modern history quickly turned into an international stand-off, as Australia closed its doors to these asylum seekers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had waded into the middle of Australia's national election, sparking their hardline policy of offshore detention. While many of those rescued by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere the first inmates sent to the island of Nauru, Abbas and his family were some of the lucky few to be resettled in New Zealand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than twenty years after the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e affair, Abbas tells his amazing story, from living under Taliban rule to spending a terrifying month at sea, and then building a new life at the bottom of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful and inspiring story for our times, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Tampa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An astonishing story of endurance and triumph.' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Tampa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the heart-breaking, life affirming, heroic, remarkable story of fleeing the Taliban. A stunning book, beautifully, gently written, unflinching but also full of compassion and hope. This is a beautiful book.' - John Campbell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Breakfast 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemoirs, Society and Social Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbas Nazari\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e352 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 128mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 290 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A\u0026U New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44286381588630,"sku":"9781991006530","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-12-11T191412-881.jpg?v=1733897830","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/after-the-tampa-pb","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}