What an amazing story!

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Father of Lions is non-fiction that reads like fiction. The story is so amazing, it is hard to believe that it actually happened!

Even though this is a story about taking care of animals during wartime, it is the human element that I found striking. Abu Laith is a self-taught, self-appointed part-time zookeeper and lover of animals. He and his family are forced to live under ISIS in Mosul. Abu Laith must take care of his family and find a way to care for the animals he loves as well. Just juggling a large family during wartime would have been enough to break many men. There are times when his family doesn't make it easy but somehow he makes it through and keeps the zoo going. It is the story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things that keeps you turning the pages.

Thank you to BookishFirst for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.