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A House Without Walls Elizabeth Laird

A House Without Walls By Elizabeth Laird

A House Without Walls by Elizabeth Laird


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The moving story of a family's fight to reunite after their lives are torn apart by war in Syria, from Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author of A Little Piece of Ground and Welcome to Nowhere.

A House Without Walls Summary

A House Without Walls by Elizabeth Laird

From award-winning and beloved childrens author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of A House Without Walls, with a cover illustration by Maria Brzozowska, an updated author letter and additional content from the author, including discussion notes. A must-read modern classic, this is the powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria, illustrated in black and white by Lucy Eldridge.

Thirteen-year-old Safiya and her family have been driven out of Syria by civil war. Safiya knows how lucky she is lucky not to be living in a refugee camp, and lucky to be alive. But it's hard to feel grateful when she's living in a tent in her cousin's yard, forced to look after her father and brother rather than go back to school. And, now that she's lost her home, she's lonelier than ever.

As the family struggle to rebuild their lives, Safiya realizes that her family has always been incomplete, and with her own future in the balance, it's time to uncover the secrets that war has kept buried.

This edition includes brilliant extra material, such as:
- An author letter by Elizabeth Laird
- Extra content from the author, including reading group questions

A House Without Walls Reviews

[H]umane and empathetic . . . Not only eye-opening, important and topical, but a vivid, emotionally involving, nail-biting read . . .an effective call to action. -- Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Book of the Week on Welcome to Nowhere
A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book from an award-winning writer -- Guardian on Welcome to Nowhere
Not only does it explain how the war in Syria began in as clear a way as I have ever heard but [Elizabeth Laird] makes her characters lovable, loathable - and believable. They are children of war but not defined by it . . . fascinating and sing[s] with truth. -- Alex O'Connell, The Times Book of the Week on Welcome to Nowhere

About Elizabeth Laird

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of many much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions, The Fastest Boy in the World and A House Without Walls. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal six times and her novel based on time spent in refugee camps in Jordan, Welcome to Nowhere, was the winner of the UKLA Award. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

Maria Brzozowska was born in Poland, spent most of her childhood growing up in Turkey, where she currently lives. Being raised in a creative household she was always encouraged to look at the world and ask what if? A nature lover inspired by the magical landscapes and textures of Turkey, she loves setting out on adventures with her two dogs.

Lucy Eldridge is a traditional artist based in Brighton. Lucy works primarily in watercolour and gouache to create beautiful, whimsical illustrations that have a confident line. She finds inspiration for her work from a variety of things, including pebbles found on the beach, biscuits, origami paper, dictionaries, maps, Chinese brush painting, clouds, trees, trinkets & cats.

Additional information

GOR013819675
9781035034697
1035034697
A House Without Walls by Elizabeth Laird
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2024-05-30
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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