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Most of all, we learn of the loneliness of being a refugee in a strange country... This book is shot through with rays of hope that are humbling in their intensity. It is a seriously important book... Critics might say these glimpses of a world-wide problem are emotionally loaded and simplistic. That problem, however, is simple. Children suffer terribly. They need help. We are complacent. If I thought there was a cat in hell's chance of my MP actually reading the book from cover to cover, I'd buy him a copy. (Books for Keeps )
... provides admirable insight into the lives and struggles of those seeking asylum. Gradual movement towards understanding and towards compassion are the threads that unify each of the stories. The Frances Lincoln list represents a veritable treasure trove of world views, belief systems and personalities. The crowning success of this in recent years has been their new fiction list and "Give Me Shelter" is the undisputed jewel within this crown. Here is a book that should be made universally available as a declaration of care and compassion in every bookshop, library, school and home across the land. (Jake Hope Achuka )
Moving collection of 11 powerful narratives, quite different in their particulars but astonishingly similar in their sense of loss and loneliness. (School Library Journal )
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The phrase 'asylum-seeker' is one we see in the media all the time. It stimulates fierce and controversial debate, in arguments about migration, race and religion. The movement of people from poor or struggling countries to those where there may be opportunities for a better life is a constant in human history, but it is something with particular relevance in our own time. This collection of short stories shows us people who have been forced to leave their homes or families to seek help and shelter elsewhere. Some are about young people travelling to other countries, others are concerned with children left behind when parents are forced to flee. These are stories about physical and emotional suffering, but also about the humanity of some people from host countries who act with generosity and sympathy.
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Most of all, we learn of the loneliness of being a refugee in a strange country... This book is shot through with rays of hope that are humbling in their intensity. It is a seriously important book... Critics might say these glimpses of a world-wide problem are emotionally loaded and simplistic. That problem, however, is simple. Children suffer terribly. They need help. We are complacent. If I thought there was a cat in hell's chance of my MP actually reading the book from cover to cover, I'd buy him a copy. (Books for Keeps )
... provides admirable insight into the lives and struggles of those seeking asylum. Gradual movement towards understanding and towards compassion are the threads that unify each of the stories. The Frances Lincoln list represents a veritable treasure trove of world views, belief systems and personalities. The crowning success of this in recent years has been their new fiction list and "Give Me Shelter" is the undisputed jewel within this crown. Here is a book that should be made universally available as a declaration of care and compassion in every bookshop, library, school and home across the land. (Jake Hope Achuka )
Moving collection of 11 powerful narratives, quite different in their particulars but astonishingly similar in their sense of loss and loneliness. (School Library Journal )
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The phrase 'asylum-seeker' is one we see in the media all the time. It stimulates fierce and controversial debate, in arguments about migration, race and religion. The movement of people from poor or struggling countries to those where there may be opportunities for a better life is a constant in human history, but it is something with particular relevance in our own time. This collection of short stories shows us people who have been forced to leave their homes or families to seek help and shelter elsewhere. Some are about young people travelling to other countries, others are concerned with children left behind when parents are forced to flee. These are stories about physical and emotional suffering, but also about the humanity of some people from host countries who act with generosity and sympathy.
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