The nowhere men and women: an intriguing book spins tales of Canada's aspiring refugees.(Refugee Sandwich: Stories of Exile and Asylum)(Book review)

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Refugee Sandwich: Stories of Exile and Asylum Peter Showler McGill-Queen's University Press 235 pages, softcover ISBN-10: 0773530967 ISBN-13: 9780773530966

Peter Showler's Refugee Sandwich: Stories of Exile and Asylum is marketed as a current affairs/legal studies book. But really, it is two books in one: 13 fictional stories about refugees, and a foreword and afterword that offer a critique of Canada's refugee system.

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