Swimming on the Lawn
Author: Hamid, Yasmin
ISBN: 9781925164855
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
This is a beautifully descriptive story of growing up in Sudan as told from the perspective of an observant young girl.
Told through the eyes of Farida, as well as her inquisitive sister and brothers, this is a beautiful story about growing up in Sudan. Sudanese culture and customs are brought to life, from the ubiquitous tea service and hearty breakfasts to the commemoration of Muslim holidays and the rites of birth and death. But a happy childhood spent in the capital and the rural villages of 1960s Sudan ends startlingly with a sudden military coup that changes the make-up of Farida's family forever.
Swimming on the Lawn is a powerful reminder that many children around the world are affected by war and are helpless against it.
ISBN: 9781925164855
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
This is a beautifully descriptive story of growing up in Sudan as told from the perspective of an observant young girl.
Told through the eyes of Farida, as well as her inquisitive sister and brothers, this is a beautiful story about growing up in Sudan. Sudanese culture and customs are brought to life, from the ubiquitous tea service and hearty breakfasts to the commemoration of Muslim holidays and the rites of birth and death. But a happy childhood spent in the capital and the rural villages of 1960s Sudan ends startlingly with a sudden military coup that changes the make-up of Farida's family forever.
Swimming on the Lawn is a powerful reminder that many children around the world are affected by war and are helpless against it.
