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When Semira discovers a diary written by Hen, a girl living over 100 years ago, she finds the friend she has been desperately seeking. A friend who brings not just comfort, but inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past. . .

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Praise for Gill Lewis Lewis's confident, economical prose takes the reader up, up and away. * The Times *
Vivid, difficult,and satisfying, this is magnificent storytelling. * The Guardian *
The best book I have ever read. I couldnt stop reading it Its the BEST. * Lilybelle, Guardian Childrens Books website *
Lewis produces something very special with each new book. * Daily Mail *
Gill Lewis weaves an unforgettable tale of displacement, hope, and the search for freedom. * The Guardian *
Gill Lewis has established herself as the principal contemporary writer of animal stories, combining a vet's knowledge of her subject with a novelist's capacity for character and plot. * Telegraph *

The Closest Thing to Flying

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 07/02/2019
      ISBN13: 9780192749482, 978-0192749482
      ISBN10: 019274948X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When Semira discovers a diary written by Hen, a girl living over 100 years ago, she finds the friend she has been desperately seeking. A friend who brings not just comfort, but inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past. . .

      Trade Review
      Praise for Gill Lewis Lewis's confident, economical prose takes the reader up, up and away. * The Times *
      Vivid, difficult,and satisfying, this is magnificent storytelling. * The Guardian *
      The best book I have ever read. I couldnt stop reading it Its the BEST. * Lilybelle, Guardian Childrens Books website *
      Lewis produces something very special with each new book. * Daily Mail *
      Gill Lewis weaves an unforgettable tale of displacement, hope, and the search for freedom. * The Guardian *
      Gill Lewis has established herself as the principal contemporary writer of animal stories, combining a vet's knowledge of her subject with a novelist's capacity for character and plot. * Telegraph *

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