Peace and Conflict
$45.09
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2014
Summary
This is the story of a hero.
Ten-year-old Robert knows many things. He knows all about his hometown, Geneva, with its statues and cannons and underground tunnels and the Longest Bench in the World. He knows about the Red Cross and all the places his dad has been on his missions. He knows that his mum is writing a book about vampires and how long his older brother spends practicing his ‘swag’ poses in front of the mirror. He knows all about animals, too, because his Au…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472114167 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472114167 |
| Author: | Irene Sabatini |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 132mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Irene Sabatini is a born writer.
Irene Sabatini is a born writer. - Daily Mail
One of the most engaging novels about inter-racial love to be published this century … entertaining, ambitious and packed with news from elsewhere, leavened by the precious optimism of youth. Don’t miss it. - Independent[Irene Sabatini] has produced another fictional dynamo, 10-year-old Roberto, who narrates with such charm it’s hard not to fall in love with him … This is a wonderfully enjoyable and heart-warming novel with intergenerational appeal. - GuardianOne of Zimbabwe’s most interesting writers … Peace and Conflict is funny and touching. - Pride MagazinePeace and Conflict is a delight from start to finish … A fantastic read for those who like a good mystery and learning about other cultures. - We Love This BookRobert is a charming narrator, and the novel generates a complex lens from the childlike proximity of small, mundane things and the distant horrors of Mugabe’s dictatorship, which do not leave the family untouched. - the Sydney Morning HeraldSabatini has written a complex and engrossing novel, which challenges many assumptions we make around truth, courage and responsibility. - BooktrustIrene Sabatini
Irene Sabatini was born in Zimbabwe. Her first novel, The Boy Next Door, won the Orange Award for New Writers in 2010. She has lived in Zimbabwe, Colombia, the Carribbean and London. She currently lives in Geneva with her husband and two sons.
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