![]() ![]() “That really showed me what bravery could look like,” Robbins said. She saw the father in the family risk prison and exile for speaking out against the Syrian government about its civil war against Syrian rebels. Robbins also drew on her own experience in Syria, living with a host family in 2007 as a Fulbright fellow. “That was something I really drew on and felt proud of in St. “There is a very active community here,” Robbins said. ![]() On Wednesday night, Robbins will appear at Left Banks Books to sign copies, and speak about the book and its St. She was profoundly moved by the local activists and incorporated those feelings into the book she was writing, called “A Word for Love.” Louisans protesting in University City against U.S. ![]() Author Emily Robbins was a Washington University grad student in August 2013 when she saw St. ![]()
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