Join Bluffton Public Library's book discussion group as it follows Enaiatollah Akbari's remarkable five year search for asylum. In the Sea there are Crocodiles, by Fabio Geda, is a true account of Enaiatollah's dangerous escape from Afghanistan and is Bluffton Public Library's next book discussion title.

The discussion will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Caf'e in Bluffton.

Anyone interested in attending is welcome and a month-to-month commitment is not required. Copies of the book are available at the library.

Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org, visit the library or call 419-358-5016.

Review

If Fabio Geda's first-person rendition of Enaiatollah Akbadi's story were entirely fictional, it would more than stand up as a page-turner that makes you care about its hero from the outset and willingly accompany him on his often perilous journey from Afghanistan to Italy.

That it is based on reality makes it more than just a compelling adventure story. For here is a frank, revealing and clear-eyed testament of the experiences faced by a young asylum-seeker in the contemporary world.

If you already know something about what it can be like to be an Afghan child struggling to find a home in the west, then this will enhance your awareness. If you know little, then Enaiat's story will do far more than inform.