Take What You Can Carry is kind of a sequel to the previous post - The Gardener of Baghdad by Ahmad Ardalan. Gian Sardar's novel is based on true historical events, which profoundly describes the chilling life of Kurds in Iraq in 1979 - a few months before Saddam's reign. This absorbing book is about Olivia, a secretary in a newspaper desiring to be a photographer, who plunged into the unknown for the sake of understanding her Kurdish boyfriend, Delan. Regardless of living in fear and being attacked, tortured, and killed by the ones who should protect them, the Kurds faced daily abuse with courage and by showing kindness to each other. They rise from the ashes and move with since no one can forget nor stop living because of misfortunes! This story also stressed on appreciating what we have, and valuing the people in our life in spite of who they are!
There is a summary about it in my blog - https://www.tamarayousefmousa.com/