Claudette E SuttonIt's no coincidence that family is the central focus of Farewell, Aleppo. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in the close-knit community of Syrian Jews all were part of Claudette Sutton's childhood in suburban Maryland. Claudette's eloquent wriing and journalism have been a door to the world for her since she was a teen-ager. Over her life, and through conversations with her father, she built a deeper understanding of the Jewish exodus from Syria that has formed the backdrop for the story she tells so movingly in Farewell, Aleppo. Read More Read Less