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Informed by her own daughter's on-location aid work with refugees from Myanmar, Laskin goes beyond the headlines to create a stunningly poignant tale of grief, struggle, and emotional redemption.--Suzanne Weyn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bar Code Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Laskin bravely and movingly tackles one of our decade's saddest and direst human rights crises. The protagonist of \u003ci\u003eWhy No Goodbye?\u003c\/i\u003e must contend with a double loss: his family and his land. Laskin's use of letters written in verse convincingly portrays Jubair's dislocation and loneliness, while also ensuring that he and other characters remain flesh and blood, vital and very human. 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