Pictures from the Fire
Synopsis
Emilia's family are Romanian gypsies and believe she has brought shame on them. Locked in the family's rooms in a refugee hostel, isolated and afraid, she finds a notebook and begins to draw a picture diary of her life—poverty and persecution in Bucharest, the family's flight to England hidden in a lorry, her joy at going to school, and the family's abrupt departure following a race riot. And as she finishes the last picture, she is shocked into an act of courage that may open the door to freedom. Gaye Hicyilmaz has a rare gift of empathy and her picture of the closed world of Romanian gypsies, and of the racial hatred they encounter, is truthful, uncompromising, and compelling.
- Hakimiliki:
- 2003 Gaye Hiçyilmaz
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781858818962
- Publisher:
- Orion Children's Books
- Date of Addition:
- 2009-07-31T17:19:51Z
- Lugha:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.