Where the River Runs Gold
$29.26
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2019
Summary
Sita Brahmachari is a World Book Day author for 2021 with gorgeous short story, The River Whale!
Two children must risk everything to escape their fate and find the impossible … bold adventure, timely climate change themes and breathtaking writing, from award-winning author Sita Brahmachari.
‘Lavishly written and full of love of the natural world.’ - Sunday Times
Shifa and her brother, Themba, live in Kairos City with their father, Nabil. The few live in luxury, whilst…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781510105416 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1510105417 |
| Author: | Sita Brahmachari |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
‘Sita Brahmachari has a great gift of understanding for the confusions and loneliness of adolescents and their need to be gently nurtured and cherished’
‘Sita Brahmachari has a great gift of understanding for the confusions and loneliness of adolescents and their need to be gently nurtured and cherished’ - Julia Eccleshare
‘A beautifully written book about family, friendship, grief and hope which made me laugh and cry sometimes at the same time’ - Anthony Browne, Children s Laureate, 2011, on Artichoke HeartsSita Brahmachari has such a loving touch with the way she delicately and compassionately picks her way through experiences, families and relationships - Jamila Gavin on Jasmine SkiesAbout The Author
Sita Brahmachari
Sita Brahmachari won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize with her debut Artichoke Hearts and is one of the most interesting and important voices in children’s books today. Tender Earth was awarded an honour by the International Board of Books for Young People, and her most recent novel, Where The River Runs Gold, published to great acclaim in July 2019. Sita’s books have been shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award, nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and have been translated into many languages around the world. She was the 2015 Booktrust’s Writer in Residence and is the current Writer in Residence at Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants. Sita is also an Amnesty International ambassador. She lives in London with her family.
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