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Edition · 2011-06-16 · E-book

Asylum

RARachel Anderson
2011
year of publication
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Length
English (United Kingdom)
language
E-book
Format
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
ISBN-13
978-14-4490-511-3
EAN
9781444905113
Publication date
2011-06-16
Book
Asylum · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition

Set in an about-to-be-demolished high-rise block of flats, various characters have arrived from a variety of situations; their lives and their stories, interweave, change and affect each other, and travel towards deeply moving, often funny, happy and painful outcomes. At the core of the story are two asylum seekers: All fifteen-year-old Sunday wanted was a country that was democratic and respectful of human life. All eight-year-old Rosa wanted was somewhere safe, away from the bad things of the past. Through their eyes, ideas of Britain> and belonging are explored. Moving, thoughtful, outstanding and unforgettable.