Beschreibung:
Catherine Barter grew up in Warwickshire, and then lived in Norwich for ten years, where she worked in a library, a bookshop, and for an organisation campaigning for the rights of garment workers. After gaining a PhD in American literature, she ditched academia for the lucrative world of independent bookselling. Currently she lives in East London and co-manages Housmans, a radical independent bookshop in King's Cross.
A debut title that follows 15 year old Alena during a difficult and turbulent time living in the east end of London. Both heartbreaking and moving, this coming-of-age story is one of family, sacrifice and how the smallest of actions can have great consequences. Ages: 12+