Everything Under The Sun
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Thais Fenwick was eleven-years-old when civilization fell, devastated by a virus that killed off the...
Adult Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Romance Suspense
Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
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A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane’s Eye,...
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
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The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger The Curies' newly...
Cry, the Beloved Country
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Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and important novel in South Africa’s history, was an...
Betrayal of Thieves (Legends of Dimmingwood #2)
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Ilan has narrowly escaped her last encounter with the soldiers of the evil Praetor but many of her...
V-Kids Watch
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With the V-Kids Watch by Vodafone in partnership with TCLMOVE your kids have freedom while you have...
Doggerland
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Doggerland is a superbly gripping debut novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival – set...
ClareR (5603 KP) rated Wandering Souls in Books
Mar 25, 2023
This is the story of a family who make it by boat to Hong Kong from Vietnam. At least Anh and her two brothers do. Their parents and younger siblings come after them and drown.
This is Anh’s story, and how she copes on their journey from Vietnam to Hong Kong, and then on to London where they settle permanently. It’s a story of loss, life-long trauma and the struggle to find security and happiness. It brought home the continuing issues of refugees - particularly those who take the dangerous route of the sea. It always makes me think of these lines from Warsan Shire’s “Home”:
“You have to understand that no one puts children in a boat
Unless the water is safer than the land”
Anh and her family want a better life than that of poverty, war and political oppression.
This is a dark story and the experiences have such a huge effect on every aspect of Anh and her brothers lives, and you can still see this in the interactions that Anh has with her own children.
It’s a wonderful book, and well worth reading. I’ve learnt so much about the Vietnamese people who resettled in the UK and their journeys here.
I wouldn’t be at all disappointed to see this make the short list.
A Siren's Finale: Part Three (Aria & the Seven Seas #3)
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Am I a princess of the waters or is this my final siren’s song? As death and betrayal sweep...
Fantasy Mythology Multi-Partner Reverse Harem Romance Erotic