The war story that led to our love story
Eva and Sami fell in love in Paris, but Sami could not escape the painful memories of his experiences back home during the Syrian civil war. So together, they wrote them down.
Eva and Sami (not their real names) fell in love in Paris over coffee and cigarettes, but Sami could not escape the painful memories of his experiences back home during the Syrian civil war. He鈥檇 lost his brother, his home and said goodbye to his family before escaping to France. As she listened to his story, she realised that together they had to write it down. Eva has written a novel called The Stray Cats of Homs, based on Sami鈥檚 story.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Harry Graham
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Picture: Homs, Syria
Credit: Sami
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