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THE HOME CHILD - LIZ BERRY KARTONIERT (TB)

*WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR* Inspired by a true story  The Home Child is a
beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home 'Ground-breaking' Benjamin
Zephaniah'Beautifully crafted' Guardian'Extraordinary' Hannah Lowe 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. 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. 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. 'One of the outstanding books of this year. Although this is a historical
tale its resonance is timeless' Sunday Times'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 The End We Start From

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