The Choke (eBook)

Sofie Laguna (Autor)

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2025
368 Seiten
Pushkin Press (Verlag)
978-1-80533-444-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Justine Lee was born breech, entering the world on her knees. She reads words the wrong way round. But she sees things more clearly than the adults around her think. Raised by her Pop since her parents left, Justine helps feed the chooks and makes dens down by the narrow stretch of the Murray River they call the Choke, dodging the violent games of her half-brothers.When Justine hears her dad's coming home at Christmas, she feels a mixture of excitement and dread. He's a dangerous man, and his presence will close in on Justine's young life, like the riverbanks at the Choke. She must find a way to flow onwards, breaking the cycle of violence and poverty through friendship, resilience and her own strength.Winner of the 2018 Australian Indie Fiction Award

Autor

Sofie Laguna originally studied to be a lawyer, but after deciding law was not for her, she trained as an actor. Sofie is now an author, actor and playwright. Her books for young people have been named Honour Books and Notable Books in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards and have been shortlisted in the Queensland Premier's Awards. She has been published in the US and the UK and in translation in Europe and Asia. Sofie's first novel for adults, One Foot Wrong, was also published throughout Europe, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2025
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: 1950s New Zealand • Auckland • Belfast • belonging • compelling characters • Courtroom Drama • Crime Fiction • cultural conflict • Death Penalty • emotional struggle • Empathy • expatriate experience • family dynamics • Fiona Kidman • historical fiction • Identity • Immigration • Injustice • Isolation • Justice • Legal system • Moral Panic • Multicultural society • Murder • narrative storytelling • psychological tension • Resilience • social issues • societal reflection • Survival • Young Adult
• ISBN-10: 1-80533-444-1 / 1805334441
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80533-444-6 / 9781805334446