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The Closest Thing To Flying by Gill Lewis
May. 11th, 2019 03:38 amThe Blurb On The Back:
When Semira discovers a diary written by Hen, a girl living over one hundred years ago, she finds the friend she has been desperately seeking. A friend who reaches through time to bring not just comfort but inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past …
Writing the diary changed one girl’s life. Reading it changes another’s.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Gill Lewis’s dual contemporary and historical novel for children aged 9+ is a beautifully judged affair that combines women’s rights, the treatment of refugees and animal rights in a well-balanced novel filled with courage and sadness and understanding and which is all the better for its bittersweet ending and the fact that it doesn’t offer pat solutions to difficult problems.
THE CLOSEST THING TO FLYING was released in the United Kingdom on 7th February 2019. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
When Semira discovers a diary written by Hen, a girl living over one hundred years ago, she finds the friend she has been desperately seeking. A friend who reaches through time to bring not just comfort but inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past …
Writing the diary changed one girl’s life. Reading it changes another’s.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Gill Lewis’s dual contemporary and historical novel for children aged 9+ is a beautifully judged affair that combines women’s rights, the treatment of refugees and animal rights in a well-balanced novel filled with courage and sadness and understanding and which is all the better for its bittersweet ending and the fact that it doesn’t offer pat solutions to difficult problems.
THE CLOSEST THING TO FLYING was released in the United Kingdom on 7th February 2019. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
