Elizabeth Laird Libri

La spietata esecuzione di un giovane, i segreti dei "grandi" che piano piano le si svelano e la responsabilizzano, le pressanti minacce della polizia segreta che accusa suo padre di legami con i guerriglieri della resistenza: sono le tappe che gradualmente conducono Tara, una ragazza curda che vive in Iraq, alla piena coscienza di un destino drammatico. Un destino di fughe, di privazioni, di paure (e anche di riflessioni sempre più mature)che conduce Tara e la sua famiglia dapprima sui monti del Kurdistan, poi in un campo profughi di Teheran, infine a Londra. Dagli stenti ai bombardamenti, dalle umiliazioni al recupero della dignità attraverso una disperata richiesta di asilo politico all'estero, la commuovente storia della protagonista diventa in questo romanzo emblematica di un popolo che la storia ha destinato alla sofferenza e alla lotta per ottenere una patria.

"Do you know who this is?' Mr Lee asked: Eddy looked at the photograph. 'Yes. Its Cathy Chen' he said. 'She's a movie star.' 'Yes, ' said Mr Lee. 'She's beautiful, famous and rich. But she doesn't like newspaper reporters and she doesn't give interviews.' He put the photograph on his desk and looked at Eddy. 'Cathy Chen has a fiance, ' Mr Lee went on. 'His name is Paul Kwok. He was a great tennis player once. He was number two in the US. He's much older than Cathy Chen. Why is she going to marry an older man? Perhaps you can find out, Eddy. I want an interesting story about Cathy Chen. You must write a great story for the new magazine!"

The moving story of a family's fight to reunite after their lives are torn apart by war in Syria, from Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author of A Little Piece of Ground and Welcome to Nowhere.

Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?

Amir’s worried about the monster under the bed! What if it has hugeteeth and growls like a lion? What if it tries to eat him up? And what if themonster has a mum and dad too? But Dad reassures Amir that ifthe monster family comes to play, then Amir might just make a friendinstead.A timeless tale of monsters under the bed, Grobblechops is based on astory by the thirteenth-century poet, philosopher and Sufi mystic Rumi.

Best-selling, award-winning author Elizabeth Laird has written this stunning memoir describing her travels to the remote regions of Ethiopia.

Based on Elizabeth Lairds own childhood growing up in post-war Britain, &i;>The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown&/i> is a warm, witty and beautiful coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of &i;>The Skylarks War&/i> and &i;>I Capture the Castle&/i>.

A gripping story of a ten-year-old girl who risks death to make a life-saving dash through war-torn Beirut.

A gritty, deeply moving story that shows how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.

Aboard the barque "New Zealand" were sad Gaelic families and boys in the single men's berths. The Jamiesons had salvaged #1,000 to invest in a new prosperity, while the Dunbars bade farewell to hard times. Edward Jamieson caught sight of Jessie Dunbar and a love story began. This is a first novel.