How Far We've Come

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Beschreibung

<b>A groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed debut novel of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and centuries, in a timeslip story exploring the legacy of slavery, selected as <i>The </i><i>Times </i>Children's Book of the Week.</b><br><br><i>Sometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is.</i><br><br> Enslaved on a plantation in Barbados, Obah dreams of freedom. As talk of rebellion bubbles up around her in the Big House, she imagines escape. Meeting a strange boy who’s not quite of this world, she decides to put her trust in him. But Jacob is from the twenty-first century. Desperate to give Obah a better life, he takes her back with him. At first it seems like dreams really do come true – until the cracks begin to show and Obah sees that freedom comes at an unimaginable cost . . .<br><br> Hopeful and devastating, this powerful novel about equality, how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go, introduces an extraordinary new literary voice.<br><br><b>Praise for <i>How Far We've Come</i>:</b><br><br> ‘A powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and hope’ <b>Laura Bates</b><br><br> ‘One of the most impressive young adult debuts of the year. This gripping novel takes a nuanced look at the legacy of slavery, injustice and inequality in today's world’ <i><b>Observer</b></i> <br> <br> ‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of injustice through time’ <b><i>Guardian</i></b><br> <br> ‘A brilliant idea and a powerful debut’ <b><i>The Times, </i>Children’s Book of the Week</b><br> <br> ‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ <b><i>Irish Times</i></b><br><br> ‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom, rebellion, love and hope’ <b>Liz Hyder</b><br> <br> ‘A gut punch of a debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ <b>Laura Wood</b><br><br> ‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone should read it

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781398510999

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

217 x 143 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon & Schuster Ltd