Abela |
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| Author:
| Doherty, Berlie |
| Narrated by:
| Acquah, Janice |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4074-4150-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | W. F. Howes Limited
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| Imprint: | Clipper Audio |
| Book Format: | Miscellaneous print |
| List Price: | AUD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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Be strong, my Abela. These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village, where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas's scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant? I don't want a sister or brother, thinks Rosa in England, when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child. Could these two girls ever...
More DescriptionBe strong, my Abela. These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village, where it seems that to live or to die, to be sick or to be healthy, is just a matter of chance. It takes all Abela's strength to survive her Uncle Thomas's scheming to get to Europe, but what will be her fate as an illegal immigrant? I don't want a sister or brother, thinks Rosa in England, when her mother tells her that she wants to adopt a child. Could these two girls ever become sisters? Is there room in Rosa's family for an African orphan haunted by lions? Is there room in their hearts?