{"product_id":"home-child","title":"Home Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by a true story, a beautiful novel-in-verse about a child far from home. From award-winning poet Liz Berry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*WINNER OF THE WRITERS'' PRIZE - BOOK OF THE YEAR*\u003cbr\u003e*WINNER OF THE WRITERS'' PRIZE FOR POETRY*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eA \u003cb\u003ehaunting, deeply compelling\u003c\/b\u003e narrative\u003cb\u003e'' Andrew McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ephysical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394498699646,"sku":"NW9781529937817","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529937817.jpg?v=1778676881","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/home-child","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}