I do not get the chance to read often, but once I received this book I picked it up and never put it down. What an inspirational story of courage and conviction. It is also an eyeopening account of how the great U.S. treats people in true need for asylum. I am an attorney in the criminal justice system and did not realize foreigners in need of aid were treated worse than criminals upon their arrival to the US. It was an all around great read.