Monday, August 15, 2011

Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones

This is a fantastic book. It’s about the journey of a refugee from Tunisia (actually elsewhere in Africa but working in Tunisia) as she seeks her child who has been stolen away.

I love the structure of this book. It’s told by all the people she comes in contact with on her journey, then there’s a great section from her so that you see the same thing from a different perspective and there are lots of aha moments as things fall into place for you.

It’s beautifully written and compassionate, not a moment of sentimental feel good stuff in it, but honest and fresh writing. I loved this book. Loved it.

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