![]() ![]() All audiobooks automatically come with the eBook at no cost. Just make sure to grab them quickly because as books get more popular, Scribl's CrowdPricing model puts a price on them.īecause Scribl has other things, too, like eBooks and podcasts, you want to make sure to filter the results to only show audiobooks. However, we've included it here because you might find unique books that aren't free anywhere else. It's really a hit-or-miss type of situation when you look for free audio eBooks here. Scribl is a very different audiobook website because while there are some free audiobooks, most of them come at a cost. Writer and activist Jessica Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin, Texas-a city that would show them the best and worst of what America has to offer.After the Last Border situates a dramatic, character-driven story within a larger history-the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and ending with current closed-door policies-revealing not just how America's changing attitudes toward refugees has influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives.Difficult to find just the free audiobooks. After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the twenty-first century American dream, having won the "golden ticket" to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas.Mu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its most open to displaced families and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria, agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her family-only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden ban on refugees from Muslim countries. "Simply brilliant, both in its granular storytelling and its enormous compassion" -The New York Times Book ReviewThe story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in AmericaThe welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America's identity for centuries-yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. ![]()
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