The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future. WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2021 and the Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week — a trailblazing novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds. Natalie’s world is crumbling. She has just lost her mother, and her brother fills his days marching the streets of Dover, consumed by anger and hate. Swimming is the only place she feels free. Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the hope of a new life in Europe, every step carrying him further into an uncertain and unwelcoming world. A chance twist of fate brings these two together — and with it, a fragile possibility of hope. But is hope enough to mend what the world has broken? ‘Powerful, compassionate and ultimately hopeful’ Observer ‘Skilful, involving and important, this deserves its accolades’ The Sunday Times ‘Powerful, uplifting, hopeful’ Guardian
ISBN 13: 9780241411445
Author: Manjeet Mann
