Far from My Father's House
by Jill McGivering | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0007338198 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0007338198 Global Overview for this book
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Nu-Knees
of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on 5/15/2015
This book is in a Controlled Release!
Nu-Knees of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on 5/15/2015 This book is in a Controlled Release!
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Journal Entry 1 by Nu-Knees from Knaresborough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, May 15, 2015
Nu-Knees from Knaresborough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, May 15, 2015
This has been on my Wish List since August 2012 when I read her first novel, The Last Kestrel, and was very impressed with the author at an interesting event in our local library. I was therefore delighted to find a copy in the MIND charity shop in Wetherby this afternoon.
Amazon Editorial Review: "Survival is hard in a land where no woman can live alone Layla is just thirteen when the men with the beards and guns burn down her beloved father's school and begin to terrorise the Swat valley region of Pakistan. She has to flee, exchanging the tranquil beauty of the Himalayas for the squalor of a camp for refugees from the Taliban near Peshawar. With her life torn apart by tragedy, Layla must choose between the old fashioned way of life with her family - or a journey into independence which could threaten her very survival. Trying to find out what lies behind mysterious deaths at the camp is foreign correspondent Ellen Thomas. As a strong woman in a man's world, Ellen is used to risking her life to uncover the truth. United by the gentle schoolteacher who had risked his life to save books, the paths of Layla and Ellen collide in a common cause."
Amazon Editorial Review: "Survival is hard in a land where no woman can live alone Layla is just thirteen when the men with the beards and guns burn down her beloved father's school and begin to terrorise the Swat valley region of Pakistan. She has to flee, exchanging the tranquil beauty of the Himalayas for the squalor of a camp for refugees from the Taliban near Peshawar. With her life torn apart by tragedy, Layla must choose between the old fashioned way of life with her family - or a journey into independence which could threaten her very survival. Trying to find out what lies behind mysterious deaths at the camp is foreign correspondent Ellen Thomas. As a strong woman in a man's world, Ellen is used to risking her life to uncover the truth. United by the gentle schoolteacher who had risked his life to save books, the paths of Layla and Ellen collide in a common cause."
Journal Entry 2 by Nu-Knees at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 28, 2015
Nu-Knees at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 28, 2015
A beautifully written tale that's easy to read and despite some harrowing themes has an optimistic conviction about the strength of the human spirit and its determination to survive in adverse circumstances.
To Zylpha! Enjoy!
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