The Go-Away Bird
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A powerful, heart-wrenching story of friendship and love 'This is a story about me, Clementine, and my friends: a panther called Levi, a pelican called Lola and a turtle called Jimmy. It is about dragons and goblins, my Daddy the King, my Mummy the Queen and Prince Pio my brother. At least that is the way I tell it sometimes when thoughts of the blood, the machetes, the swamp and the fear of Uncle Leonard become too hard to describe. But that was all before I met Ashley, wonderful Ashley. Not that he would ever call himself wonderful in a million years. When he tells you his story you will see what I mean!' Ashley Bolt -- A middle-aged, loner for whom teaching singing is the only escape from his London life Clementine Habimana -- A Rwandan child refugee who witnesses the 1994 genocide at first-hand When their two worlds collide, nothing is ever the same again!
Author: Warren FitzGerald
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 153mm x 234mm, 378 g
Published: 2010, HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Interest Age: From 13 years
Description
A powerful, heart-wrenching story of friendship and love 'This is a story about me, Clementine, and my friends: a panther called Levi, a pelican called Lola and a turtle called Jimmy. It is about dragons and goblins, my Daddy the King, my Mummy the Queen and Prince Pio my brother. At least that is the way I tell it sometimes when thoughts of the blood, the machetes, the swamp and the fear of Uncle Leonard become too hard to describe. But that was all before I met Ashley, wonderful Ashley. Not that he would ever call himself wonderful in a million years. When he tells you his story you will see what I mean!' Ashley Bolt -- A middle-aged, loner for whom teaching singing is the only escape from his London life Clementine Habimana -- A Rwandan child refugee who witnesses the 1994 genocide at first-hand When their two worlds collide, nothing is ever the same again!
The Go-Away Bird