The Home Child

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Beschreibung

<b>*WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR*</b><br><br><b>Inspired by a true story, <i>The Home Child </i>is a beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home</b><br><br><b>'Ground-breaking' Benjamin Zephaniah<br>'Beautifully crafted' <i>Guardian</i><br>'Extraordinary' Hannah Lowe</b><br><br>In 1908, Eliza Showell, twelve years old and newly orphaned, boards a ship that will carry her from the slums of the Black Country to rural Nova Scotia. She will never return or see her family again.<br><br>With nothing to call her own, the wild beauty of her surroundings is the only solace Eliza has - until another Home Child, a boy, arrives at the farm and changes everything.<br><br>Inspired by the true story of Liz Berry's great aunt, this spellbinding novel in verse is an exquisite portrait of a girl far from home.<br><br><b>'One of the outstanding books of this year. Although this is a historical tale its resonance is timeless' <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>'Deeply moving. A graceful, delicate book, stunning in its emotional depth... I know I'll return to it many times in the future' Megan Hunter, author of <i>The End We Start From</i></b>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529937817

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

199 x 129 x 12 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Vintage Publishing