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The Necessary Beggar (Alex Awards (Awards)) (Hardcover)

by Susan Palwick (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books (Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 076531097X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765310972
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,049,197 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars a different kind of refugee, 10 Jul 2007
By Paul Tapner (poole dorset england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Necessary Beggar (Mass Market Paperback)
In another dimension, in a middle eastern style world, a man kills a woman. The punishment for this: exile. for him, and his entire family and relatives. They come to our world, and land in a refugee camp in the middle of america. How will they cope? Helped by a kindly church worker, the family are able to integrate and become american. But it's a stranew new world for them to adjust to. And what really happened back in their world when the woman died?

The meat of this novel is the story of how the family come to terms with american life. Whilst this could, in the hands of a less skilled writer, just have been a tale of ordinary refugees and thus not really science fiction, the quality of the characterisation and the writing here is such that the main characters really do feel as if they've come from another dimension.

The first chapter of the book is a little stodgy and does seem to cover a surprising lot of ground, but stick with it because the meat of the story doesn't start till chapter two and at that point, it becomes very readable.

You will find yourself caring for these characters, and hoping things work out for them. A really good book and well worth reading. aly
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