In the sea there are crocodiles, by Fabio Geda, is just a best-selling adventure story. also a description of a cruel reality people all over the that millions still have to face every day his is the third book by Geda, who is fast becoming one of most important contemporary novelists tells the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari (Ena), an 11-year-old Afghan boy, and his search for a new life and family. Ena, who was forced to flee his village because of tribal warfare, arrived on Pakistani the border with his family. After his father's death, Ena was abandoned by his mother and left without relatives and without money Ena decided to set off in search of a new and life, for the next five years he had to survive only on his courage and optimism, which shine out from every page of this spellbinding book. Always in danger of being attacked or captured and following a series of amazing ups and downs, he earned enough money to make his way across Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. After crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece in an inflatable dinghy, Ena finally arrived in Italy, where he found new family, and the love that he had lost during his childhood. Then, at the age of 18, he met Fabio Geda, who helped him put his incredible story into words This was a captivating book that I could not put down The narrative is exciting and absorbing, so that you have to read to the end to see what happens to Ena But more than that, the book depicts universal human realities such as love, loss, pain and endurance. The crocodiles in the title refer to the fears that Ena had to overcome when he was crossing the sea to Greece The book ends on a happy note, but it will also leave you reflecting on the topical issues of war, violence and migration, and hoping that a solution will be found for the millions of Enas in this world