{"product_id":"the-home-child-paperback-1","title":"The Home Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiz Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by a true story, a beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home. From award-winning poet Liz Berry. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR*\u003cbr\u003e*WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE FOR POETRY* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003eprofound act of witness\u003c\/b\u003e to a long injustice, and a \u003cb\u003ebeautifully crafted conjuring of a life lived as truly as possible\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e'Book of the Day'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ground-breaking' Benjamin Zephaniah\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite' Hannah Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kids\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHome's not a place, you must believe this, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut one who names you and means \u003c\/i\u003ebeloved\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 to Britain or see her family again. She is a Home Child, one of thousands of British children sent to Canada to work as indentured farm labourers and domestic servants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Nova Scotia, Eliza's world becomes a place where ordinary things are transfigured into treasures - a red ribbon, the feel of a foal's mane, the sound of her name on someone else's lips. With nothing to call her own, the wild beauty of Cape Breton is the only solace Eliza has - until another Home Child, a boy, comes to the farm and changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eVivid, compassionate \u003c\/b\u003eand makes Eliza Showell's voice \u003cb\u003eheard at last\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e*Best Poetry Books of summer 2023* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ehaunting, deeply compelling\u003c\/b\u003e narrative\u003cb\u003e' Andrew McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ephysical\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eOnly Liz Berry \u003c\/b\u003ecould write such\u003cb\u003e raw and staggeringly beautiful \u003c\/b\u003epoems\u003cb\u003e' Fiona Benson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eVertigo \u0026amp; Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Berry \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning poet and author of the critically acclaimed collections \u003ci\u003eBlack Country\u003c\/i\u003e (Chatto, 2014); \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e (Chatto, 2018); \u003ci\u003eThe Dereliction\u003c\/i\u003e (Hercules Editions, 2021) a collaboration with artist Tom Hicks; and most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Home Child\u003c\/i\u003e (Chatto, 2023), a novel in verse. Liz's work, described as \"a sooty soaring hymn to her native West Midlands\" (Guardian), celebrates the landscape, history and dialect of the region. Liz has received the Somerset Maugham Award, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and Forward Prizes. Her poem 'Homing', a love poem for the language of the Black Country, is part of the GCSE English syllabus. Liz is a patron of Writing West Midlands and lives in Birmingham with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353445286137,"sku":"9781529937817","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qcYRdgjnxL9781529937817_27c2af4b-71e3-4af0-a416-cdcb0a7723c4.webp?v=1769824847","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-home-child-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}