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Here's what some satisfied readers
say about Shadow of Tears:
Thank you so very much for this book which truly touches on relationships between human beings.
In my opinion, it could be used in the work to improve understanding between people of different religions and races.
I am convinced that all testimonies of this type are important and I hope that your book will reach a large number of people.
Hasse Alfredsson, famous actor and author |  |
I started reading this book with certain misgivings after having read the drivel 'Not Without My Daughter'. However, my fears
were not realized. To me 'Shadow of Tears' is the best book of the year.
Arne Akerlund, the magazine Dagbladet Nya Samhallet |
With these lines I want to say that I am extremely grateful that someone pointed out your book to me. It is very interesting
and well-written. Of course the pages about Iran were particularly interesting.
You have truly succeeded in describing your experiences
here that evoke recognition and which provide a good picture of the complicated life here. Your book has now been added to the embassy library and will be accessible to the staff of the embassy and the Swedes who move here and
want to read about Iran.
Hans Andersson, former ambassador in Tehran |
I could not tear myself away from your fantastic book which revived many old memories from my home country.
Charla (Iranian refugee) |
What an amazing story...
Kay Pollack (Oscar-nominated Film Director) |
Shadow of Tears is a book Not to be missed!
I learned a lot with the interesting history included throughout the pages of the book, combined with my own political beliefs, and the trials and tribulations of a friendship in a less than friendly world. I also felt like I was right there with Ole and Milad, undertaking my own adventure,
yet safely snuggled at home here in the US. What freedoms we take for granted here in the West. I can't imagine living with what I will label 'the anxieties' they do on a daily basis.
Yet, there is a lot to be learned and understood about their lifestyles.
I never would have guessed all the string of events that Milan and his family, specifically Mohsen, went through to achieve political asylum. One moment I would be cheering with them,
thinking ok, everything is well now. Only to find, scrolling the pages, that they would encounter yet another challenge.
This book is very well written, and a page turner! I took from this book the amazing outlook you can still have even after years of oppression and unjust. The ending left me hopeful,
and glad I was able to share this heartfelt adventure!
Jill at Frugal Plus (USA) |
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Thank you very very much for your book which was both interesting and fascinating. This book felt very personal and the
Iranian and, perhaps even more, the Pakistanian society and living conditions there were truly touching. Thanks once more, I
really appreciated it.
Christina Pamp, former Chairman, (Swe) Amnesty International |
Honest and genuine - ”Shadow of Tears” is a book that stays with you long after you have finished reading it. It touches you and stretches you. The experiences of Ole in Iran and Pakistan feel extremely genuine and honest. Many other travelogues I have read have seemed rather superficial
in spite of their entertaining value.
There is nothing superficial in ”Shadow of Tears”. Ole tells about his experiences and shares his knowledge showing great respect and love for the people he writes about.
The political and historical analyses that appear here and there in the book contribute to its depth and aids the understanding of those whose knowledge about Iran is lacking.
“Shadow of Tears” is one of the absolutely best books I have read.
Lotta Kubiak, The Mana Magazine |
The reflections at the end of the book are very interesting. Why are we so afraid of that which is different? THIS BOOK IS
VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR TIME considering immigrants and refugees and improved understanding between them and us! Thank you for a
wonderfully warm, true and vivid book!
Irene Hidefalt and family |
This book is a true and emotional description of real people in
an improbable world full of
conflicts.
It opens doors and spreads light
on another Iran, its people and also, not least, the political and social conditions in the country.
It
is permeated by passion and
tension as well as human ideals such as non-violence,
truthfulness,
tolerance,
compassion and
love.
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A BOOK TO LOVE, A GRIEF TO BE SHARED. In his foreword, the author stresses that what occurs in his story is not romanticized
but completely true and nothing but his personal experiences. Apart from the possibility of naming it a political novel, it might
even be called a “development” novel: Young man rides his bike out into the world in search of something, himself perhaps.
He does not find happiness but, by sharing the pain of other people, he comes into contact with the innermost, and changed, core
of himself. He asks questions about the meaning of life, about suffering and misery. Ole enters the problem-filled world of his friends
with such heart-felt concentration that he sometimes feels physically ill.
His narrative is moving. At about ten o´clock at night, I
read the foreword. After that I read the entire book in one go and felt that I totally shared his grief and powerlessness when faced
with the difference in the living conditions of human beings.
Mostly, his words are poetic. Ole Dammegard has himself designed the cover of his book and his artistic vein is obvious also in his
writing. And yet his language is restrained.
Ole Dammegaard can use emotional words without their sounding high-flown. Without sounding
banal, he can claim that the melancholy of a song envelops his heart. A postscriptum named Reflections is a burning plea for the equal
rights of human beings.
Maj-Britt Lundstrom, the newspaper Smalands Tidningen |
Ole, I want to thank you for your book which touched me deeply. I prepared myself, rested sometimes and continued, continued and
continued. I did not want to stop, I felt captured and touched.
I wanted – and want – to know more. You provided me with answers to
many questions. I really liked reading your story. Maybe because it was yours, maybe because it has so many shades and did not condemn
people but left me to make up my own mind.
At long last I understand better, at long last the people far away are people like us – fair and dark, evil and good. Now I can give
words to thoughts and feel grief for an area on the earth and within myself that has been blank and empty. My insecurity and fear
towards these people disappear ...
Thank you for this, Ole. I do not think I have ever read a book about real conditions that
has upset me this much. You filled a void, truly.
Ninni Holmquist |
The author has succeeded in creating a general picture of the country which corresponds well with the reality of the Iran
at that time. The book is well worth reading and we recommend it warmly.
M Firouzabadi |
As you understand, your book has touched me very very deeply. In my very core. THANKS. And to say that I think your book is
good is just as banal and insignificant as to thank you for giving it to me. I am sure you understand anyway. Thank you, my friend,
for daring!
Barbro Ingman |
'Shadow of Tears' has let me know some reality absolutely unknown to me. Things like this should be known all around the world.
All my thankfulness to the author and my emotional solidarity with the people reflected in this novel.
Ángel Luis, Mallorca, Spain |
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