Life on a Knife Edge : The Life Story of a Boy from Iraq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nasralla, Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Great Britain.

Immigrants.

Assimilation (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Luton, Bedfordshire : i2i Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Life on a Knife Edge is an inspiring book about one man s quest to fulfil a childhood dream. After growing up in Saddam Hussein s Iraq, Lawrence Nasralla moved to the UK where he became accustomed to life in his new country. He worked his way up from the bottom in the airline industry never wavering from his aim to one day, fly as the captain of a big commercial jet. Meeting and marrying the love of his life, the author continued building his career and aiming for his goal, flying for various airlines in the UK and further afield, including time spent with his growing family in Brunei. Discovering that their son had autism, the story shifts to the battle the family fought to get their boy cared for against institutional attitudes, policies and practices which were constantly pitted against them, making their son s lives a misery. Life on a Knife Edge will inspire anyone with a dream to follow it and to never give up trying to turn that dream into a reality. Also, the book will rais.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Prologue: Departure Tears

Life on a Knife Edge

1: Cradle of Civilisation

Sects, Shrines and Schools for Learning

Life As a Nasralla

Starting At Four in the Morning

Taught by Tyrants

A New Regime and a Huge Family Loss

Someone Banging on the Front Door

A Frightening Experience At School

Escalating the Fear

2: Escape

Goodbyes and Reminders

The Trip Begins

First-Time Supermarket Shopper

No, No, I’ll Get This

Living in a Rubbish Tip

A Serial Killer from Kuala Lumpur?

Tea with Ten Sugars

3: Taking Off

Welcome to Scone

Many Teachers for Many Subjects

Victor Gets Airborne

A Helpful Colleague Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

0-7223-5479-7

0-7223-5478-9

OCLC:

1492970973