Books
by Sunjee Sahota
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The Year of the Runaways |
With immigration such a divisive topic this is an enthralling story about three young men fleeing India to find a better life in England. Recent media coverage of the 1947 India Partition provided some understanding of what led to the desperate risks these boys took travelling, and the often appalling conditions in which they were forced to live after they arrived. A strong sense of loyalty to family, religion and the caste system, plus emotional conflicts that arise from living and working in a different culture.
(Mary Standing - bwl 86 Autumn 2017) |
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