{"product_id":"after-the-tampa","title":"After the Tampa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland, or seek security for their young children elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe family's desperate search for safety took them on a harrowing journey from the mountains of Afghanistan to a small fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, crammed with more than 400 other asylum seekers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen their boat started to sink, they were mercifully saved by a cargo ship, the \u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e. However, one of the largest maritime rescues in modern history quickly turned into an international stand-off, as Australia closed its doors to these asylum seekers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e had waded into the middle of Australia's national election, sparking their hardline policy of offshore detention. While many of those rescued by the \u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e were the first inmates sent to the island of Nauru, Abbas and his family were some of the lucky few to be resettled in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than twenty years after the \u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e affair, Abbas tells his amazing story, from living under Taliban rule to spending a terrifying month at sea, and then building a new life at the bottom of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful and inspiring story for our times, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Tampa\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An astonishing story of endurance and triumph.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Tampa\u003c\/i\u003e tells the heart-breaking, life affirming, heroic, remarkable story of fleeing the Taliban. A stunning book, beautifully, gently written, unflinching but also full of compassion and hope. This is a beautiful book.'\u003c\/em\u003e John Campbell, \u003ci\u003eBreakfast 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45705603743980,"sku":"9781991006530","price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781991006530.jpg?v=1725876447","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/after-the-tampa","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}