Reader's Digest - USA (2019-08)

READER’S DIGEST

ARealStar

I lovedKathyBuchanan’s
storyonthrillerwriterLee
Child(‘ReachingForthe
Stars’,May).Likemost,
I’mwellacquaintedwiththe
characterJackReacherbut
knewlittleofhiscreator,
LeeChild.Hecomesacross
asa delightfullymodest,
intelligentandcharming
manwhoI hopewillcontinue
toentertainusforyears
tocome. MARGARETLOWERY

GivingtheChildrenHope

Arevolutionistakingplaceinthe
LebanesetownofZefta(‘Saving
Syria’sLostGeneration’, June)
butguns,tanksandplanesare
conspicuouslyabsent.Theyhave
beenreplacedwithsomething
infinitelymorepowerful– teachers
andlaptops.Fearhasbeenreplaced
withhopeastheSyrianrefugee

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children attending school in this

village and others across the region

are receiving the chance to realise

their true potential. In a world racked

by war, education is the greatest

chance of peace. MICHAEL WOUTERS

Beware Pickpockets

I think you could add to Meghan

Jones’s list of warning signals about

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LETTERS

6 august 2019