Secrets in the Fire
- 168pages
- 6 heures de lecture
This novel brings to life a girl's experience of civil war, life in a refugee village, the loss of both legs in a landmine accident and her long struggle to survive. schovat popis
SofiaSéries
Cette série explore les profondes cicatrices laissées par la guerre civile et leur impact sur des vies innocentes, en particulier sur les enfants. Elle suit le parcours de jeunes protagonistes naviguant à travers des tragédies inimaginables, telles que la perte de membres ou d'êtres chers, tout en s'efforçant de reconstruire leur vie. Les récits sont bruts, poignants et soulignent la résilience incroyable de l'esprit humain face à une adversité extrême. C'est une exploration de l'endurance et de l'espoir face à l'obscurité écrasante.
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Playing with Fire
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
In the night there was a blue world lit by the moon . . . blue sand trickled between her fingers and swells of seawater moved inside her . . . It was a dream, yet Sofia knew that her time had come. She was fifteen, and childhood was behind her. Sofia takes in sewing, and her older sister, Rosa, works in the vegetable plot to help their mother support their family. Rosa, is strong and beautiful, and she loves boys, and dancing - something that Sofia, with her crutches, will never be able to do. Sofia imagines a boy who will love her for herself - Moonboy - the boy who appears in the night. Then suddenly Rosa falls ill, and Sofia is afraid for her. Their mother puts her faith in African magic, but it's Sofia who must help Rosa face the reality of AIDS, and the difficult road ahead. Playing with Fire is a brave, moving and unflinchingly honest story set in Mozambique. It follows Henning Mankell's earlier novel about Sofia, the unforgettable Secrets in the Fire.
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The unforgettable story of Sofia, a courageous young woman struggling to take care of her poverty-stricken family in Mozambique. This is the third novel about Sofia, which began with a terrible landmine accident in Secrets in the Fire, and continued into her teenage years in Playing with Fire.
