#Ireland Winner the Irish Book of the year 2022
MARCH
by 
Sally Hayden
Finish date: March 2023
Genre: non-fiction
Rating: A
Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned (ISBN: 978161299450)
Good news: We must KNOW what is going on! This is a staggering account of the migrant crisis across North Africa. Investigative journalism at its best. Winner of Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022 and Winner of the Irish Book of the year 2022.
Bad news: This is NOT an pleasant book to read. Know what you are going to expect (shocking revelations) and be prepared.
Personal: I just finished Sally Hayden’s book “My Fourth Time, We Drowned”…and I had to put the book down several times and take a few deep breaths. Just horrendous what is going on in immigrant detention centers in Lybia and Sudan. To make matter even worse…Ms Hayden exposes corruption and searing a condemnation of NGOs and the United Nations who are NOT doing their jobs. It is important to expose this entire situation….but oh, so hard to read about. I applaud Ms Hayden for bring many stories of immigrants to our attention…but I hope the reader is prepared for this shock-o-rama.
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NancyElin.blog 
I really need to read this books! SOunds so well written
…..impressive investigative reporting from Sally Hayden!
I did it, made it through this book. Exhausting but worth the effort, thank you for your recommendation and insistence. What a trooper she is, a beacon of light to so many.
What a book…and I agree, it took courage to get it all down on paper so the world knows exactly what is going on. Bravo for finishing the book, Claire!
Sounds very challenging, thanks for your thoughts.