The Refugee Handbook Press Release

The Refugee Handbook: Authentic and Powerful Biography Shares Risking All for a Life of Choices Michael Lato’s no-holds-barred biography shares the true story of a male couple’s quest for life in the West.

One American, the other Iraqi, The Refugee Handbook: Notes from the Road to a Life of Choices shares the prejudice experienced and the dangers of their traumatic journey; which culminates in Khaled seeking asylum in Amsterdam

Media Contact: Michael Lato Email: michaellato3@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNITED KINGDOM – In Michael Lato’s The Refugee Handbook: Notes from the Road to a Life of Choices, the author shares the heartfelt true story of his decision as an American to help his partner, Iraqi-born Khaled escape Turkey and seek asylum as a refugee in Amsterdam.

The recounting of their desperate story hits the reader like a steam train as it enlightens readers for possibly the first time on the realities of seeking a life with choices and without persecution.

Robust in his storytelling, this biographical account stands at just 108 pages, but as a writer and essayist, Michael Lato makes every word count in his wildly-compelling, life-changing tale.

His book is also a salutary reminder that the images of refugees we constantly see on our news feeds are indeed individuals with their unique backstory and that with an empathetic and supportive heart we can achieve almost anything.

Synopsis:

This is the true story of a male couple's quest for a life in the West...one is American, the other is Iraqi. The American learns about human trafficking and the challenges of gays in the Middle East as he helps his partner escape from Turkey by raft, sneak his way into Athens, and then seek asylum in Amsterdam.

Receiving five star-reviews, an anonymous Amazon reader says: “As a refugee myself, I found a lot of points and events I can relate to in this book.

You become a new born baby once you seek asylum in a different country, except that you are in your adult body and full of experience and knowledge that might be useless in your new “home”; thus you start learning it from scratch (which is not optional).

“Walking the refugee path is like going through labour to be born again. Only this time you are your own mother. You navigate your way through uncertainty and fear with the help of the struggling flames of hope you have.

“On your way, you come across natives, other refugees, different cultures and new perspectives that you have never thought existed.

You might fall in love with someone and have your first kiss- again. Because everything feels like a first- again.

“I found the author doing an amazing job describing this journey from his perspective and of those around him. It might be a unique journey of his, but the joy and pain that it holds make it extremely relatable.

“Thank you for taking me one step closer towards being more empathetic and appreciative to everyone around me.”

Independently published, The Refugee Handbook: Notes from the Road to a Life of Choices is available on Amazon as follows: Paperback (£7.43) – https://amzn.to/3wFGlvy Kindle format (£6.79 or free via Kindle Unlimited) – https://amzn.to/3Q5G7oe Audio Book (£0.00 via Amazon app) - https://adbl.co/3RNrPKr

About the author: Michael J. Lato is an American writer and essayist. A former maths teacher he started writing for tv game shows and family programming.

He now divides his time between Europe and Brazil. Whilst not writing, he enjoys working out, nature and learning from someone’s story.