Human Cargo

National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistTraveling for nearly two years and across four continents Caroline Moorehead takes readers on a journey to understand why millions of people are forced to abandon their homes possessions and families in order to find a place where they may quite literally be allowed to live. Moorehead''s experience living and working with refugees puts a human face on the news providing unforgettable portraits of the refugees she meets in Cairo Guinea Sicily Lebanon England Australia Finland and at the U.S.-Mexico border. Human Cargo changes our understanding of what it means to have and lose a place in the world and reveals how the refugee problem is on a par with global crises such as terrorism and world hunger.