Emma-Jane Kirby (Book order)

Emma-Jane Kirby Book order

Emma Jane Kirby's work delves into the human condition, exploring how individuals navigate the circumstances of their lives. Her reporting style is both empathetic and incisive, often tackling complex social issues and the repercussions of major events on ordinary people. Kirby brings the perspective of an experienced journalist to her writing, adept at finding powerful human stories even in the most challenging situations. Her narratives serve as testaments to the resilience and vulnerability of the human spirit.

The Optician of Lampedusa

128 pages
5 hours of reading

From an award-winning BBC journalist, this moving book turns the testimony of an accidental hero into a timeless story about the awakening of human courage and conscience. 'I can hardly begin to describe to you what I saw as our boat approached the source of that terrible noise. I hardly want to. You won't understand because you weren't there. You can't understand. You see, I thought I'd heard seagulls screeching. Seagulls fighting over a lucky catch. Birds. Just birds.' Emma-Jane Kirby has reported extensively on the reality of mass migration today. In The Optician of Lampedusa she brings to life the moving testimony of an ordinary man whose late summer boat trip off a Sicilian island unexpectedly turns into a tragic rescue mission.