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*WINNER OF THE WRITERS'' PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR*

Inspired by a true story, The Home Child is a beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home

Ground-breaking' Benjamin Zephaniah
Beautifully crafted' Guardian
Extraordinary' Hannah Lowe

In 1908, Eliza Showell, twelve years old and newly orphaned, boards a ship that will carry her from the slums of the Black Country to rural Nova Scotia. She will never return or see her family again.

With nothing to call her own, the wild beauty of her surroundings is the only solace Eliza has until another Home Child, a boy, arrives at the farm and changes everything.

Inspired by the true story of Liz Berry's great aunt, this spellbinding novel in verse is an exquisite portrait of a girl far from home.

One of the outstanding books of this year. Although this is a historical tale its resonance is timeless' Sunday Times

Deeply moving. A graceful,

The Home Child

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Publishing
      Published 4 April 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529937817
      978-1529937817
      ISBN-10 1529937817
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *WINNER OF THE WRITERS'' PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR*

      Inspired by a true story, The Home Child is a beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home

      Ground-breaking' Benjamin Zephaniah
      Beautifully crafted' Guardian
      Extraordinary' Hannah Lowe

      In 1908, Eliza Showell, twelve years old and newly orphaned, boards a ship that will carry her from the slums of the Black Country to rural Nova Scotia. She will never return or see her family again.

      With nothing to call her own, the wild beauty of her surroundings is the only solace Eliza has until another Home Child, a boy, arrives at the farm and changes everything.

      Inspired by the true story of Liz Berry's great aunt, this spellbinding novel in verse is an exquisite portrait of a girl far from home.

      One of the outstanding books of this year. Although this is a historical tale its resonance is timeless' Sunday Times

      Deeply moving. A graceful,

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