Hope against Hope

Häftad, Engelska, 20209-12 år

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The year is 1921. Ireland has been at war for two years. Communities are torn apart by bitter hatred – and now a hard border splits the island.In Belfast, Helen’s Hope hostel is a progessive space where young women live and work together – a haven of tolerance and diversity in a fractured city. But some people hate Helen’s Hope and its values.Another pitch-perfect historical novel from the prize-winning author of Star by Star.‘Funny, moving and full of wisdom, Hope Against Hope shows Sheena Wilkinson is a writer at the top of her game.’ — Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters, winner of the EU Prize for Literature 2019

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-03-05
Mått129 x 198 x 16 mm
Vikt200 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Läsålder9-12 år
Antal sidor240
FörlagLittle Island
ISBN9781912417421
UtmärkelserShort-listed for An Post Irish Book Awards: Dept 51 @ Eason Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year 2020

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Sheena Wilkinson is one of Ireland’s most acclaimed writers of fiction for young people. Star by Star (Little Island, 2017) was selected as a BookTrust Future Classic in 2018 and won the Honour Award for Fiction at the Children's Books Ireland awards 2018. Grounded (Little Island, 2012) won the Book of the Year and Children's Choice awards at the Children's Books Ireland awards 2013. A recipient of special bursaries from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for the development of her writing, Sheena is now a full time author and writing teacher. Her books have also won awards from the Reading Association of Ireland and have been placed on the IBBY Honour List.Sheena lives in County Down in Northern Ireland, where she spends her time writing, singing, and walking in the forest thinking up more stories.