Our Missing Hearts

I don't know where to start. I resisted this book, but when it was due to be returned to the library I reluctantly picked it up and began to read. Like The Handmaid's Tale, it tells a story that is all too close to what we are experiencing in real life in terms of fear of the “other” and clever twisting of words and justifying evil by asserting it as necessary for our safety and looking the other way as it happens to others, keeping our heads down and hoping by doing the right things all will be OK with us. This book is scary, moving, emotional, and necessary. I cried multiple times towards the end. I will long hold it in my heart. I recommend you take the time to read it, too. And then all off us should not only be aware of these stories but also act and speak out and ensure that we stop fearing those who are not like us and instead look for the common humanity we all share.