A Story Like the Wind

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The third novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor, perfect for fans of Sarah Painter, Genevieve Cogman and Ben Aaronovitch. I hope this doesn't spoil the story too much, but it was also clever that the tale incidentally told of how the morin khuur, the horsehead fiddle and I am thinking a cousin to the violin, was invented.

Laurens Van der Post and A Story Like The Wind Laurens Van der Post and A Story Like The Wind

When the boy is finally persuaded to play his violin, the only thing he has been able to bring with him, he tells the story of Suke and the White Stallion. This is a story of fighting for freedom. The travellers on the boat decide to sing it, “for those they have left behind and those who don’t know they need it yet.” It symbolises their incredible endurance and ability to hope even in what seems like hopeless conditions. I read the book aloud to my 7-year-old daughter. It provided me with an opportunity to discuss hard topics like refugees and war. I appreciate that while the refugees’ story doesn’t come to a “happy” conclusion, the book ends with a note of hope, and the story within the story of the white stallion and the boy Suke does come to a satisfying conclusion of the evil being vanquished from the land and the village celebrating. It really helps show readers that people forced from their homes are not just refugees but children just like them. Dark shades of night, war and escape are the only colors used in this book and introduce a thirteen-year-old boy, Rami, who has escaped conflict and loss. The story opens with this young lad holding an instrument case and sitting in a small boat with other refugees. Their motor has shut down and they are drifting with little food; the boy is rebuked for not bringing something with him that might provide more sustenance. However, Rami uses his love of music and story to uplift those in the boat as he plays a story to which each can relate personal memories. Thus, a community is formed around story, song and shared fears as they venture to the unknown. The gift of hope that the boy gives through his love of music and his instrument reveals agency of spirit that extends to others. The story within this story is that of a boy finding a wild injured colt and raising it to be the fastest, most desired stallion in the land. When the horse came into the hands of an evil Lord, the fantasy begins as the horse gave the boy his music to use to defeat the Dark Lord. The story ends with hope and a song of freedom, thus giving the refugees in the boat hope.The sea. Cold. Night. Nothing around, no ships, no land, no aircraft. The only noise is the water slapping the rubber raft you and your companions?/survivors? have spent all they had to be in. The words tumble from the passengers’ lips, keen to etch names and places into each other’s minds. Remember me. Remember my name. Dieses Buch ist ein Plädoyer an Menschlichkeit im Rahmen unbarmherziger Grausamkeiten. Es ist ein Zeichen, dass Freiheit siegt, weil es das kostbarste Gut ist, dass Musik überdauert und uns alle verbindet. Was in der heutigen Gesellschaft fehlt, wird hier vor Augen geführt – Verständnis. Wir müssen uns nicht alle lieb haben, aber die Geschichte des jeweils anderen zu hören, seine Gefühle und seine Erlebnisse, machen aus einem namenlosen Opfer plötzlich jemanden, mit dem man sich verbunden fühlt. Ich denke, das fehlt heutzutage einigen.

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Obwohl das Buch für Heranwachsende gestaltet ist, beschäftigt es sich mit einer sehr ernsten Thematik, die ich allerdings gut umgesetzt finde. In dem Boot auf dem scheinbar endlosen Ozean trifft man auf eine kleine Gruppe an Flüchtlingen. Manche haben etwas zu essen dabei, andere ein wenig trinken. Einer bringt seinen Hund mit. Auch Rami ist dabei – der Junge mit der Geige und dem Schal seines Orchesterdirigenten um den Hals. Dieser gab ihm eine Aufgabe: Lauf fort, bring dich in Sicherheit, und trag den Schal, wo auch immer du spielst. Und Rami spielt – er spielt das Lied der Freiheit. On the surface, the story within the story is about the origin of Rami’s violin but it’s also an allegory about obtaining freedom from an oppressive government. We don’t quite know the significance of this story within the story until the end, where it ties both narratives together beautifully. After university, she travelled the world experiencing everything from climbing Mayan jungle ruins to meeting witch doctors in Thailand's misty mountains before embarking on her next adventure: having children.

This tale can, and should, be consumed in one sitting, even for the busiest of children or young teens. A Story Like The Wind features 14 year old Rami who is escaping his war torn homeland with a handful of strangers in a tiny boat on a vicious sea. Rami carries nothing but his violin. To give everyone hope through the long, turbulent night when their outboard engine has died, he plays and his music tells a story. The story is of a Mongolian boy and his untameable white stallion; a metaphor for a violence riddled country and the unbreakable spirit of its people despite all odds. This tale within a tale is truly heartwarming and heartwrenching at the same time. This affecting book deserves to be shared widely and discussed anywhere people come together in groups" ( Red Reading Hub) A small group of refugees is crowded on to a boat on the sea. They share their stories as the boat travels towards the dream of safety and freedom. One boy, Rami, has brought his violin, and his story of how the violin was invented, and of a stallion that could run like the wind, weaves through the other stories, bringing them all together into a celebration of hope and of the power of music and story. A very special, beautifully illustrated, fable for all who strive to understand, and to stand together with, those around them. A triumphant celebration of a river that has forever been at the center of the great movements of history. New Fall 2022: WOW Stories, Global Literacy Communities: Selecting and Discussing Global Literature.