Asylum: A Survivor's Flight from Nazi-Occupied Vienna Through Wartime France
No. of pages 320
Published: 2011
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Set in an about-to-be-demolished high-rise block of flats, various characters have arrived from a variety of situations; their lives and their stories, interweave, change and affect each other, and travel towards deeply moving, often funny, happy and painful outcomes.
At the core of the story are two asylum seekers: All fifteen-year-old Sunday wanted was a country that was democratic and respectful of human life. All eight-year-old Rosa wanted was somewhere safe, away from the bad things of the past. Through their eyes, ideas of Britain> and belonging are explored.
Moving, thoughtful, outstanding and unforgettable.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division .
RACHEL ANDERSON, author of numerous children's books, first introduced the character of Gabrielle in Little Angel Comes to Stay. She lives in England.