Liana's Dance

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Sixteen-year-old Liana Bedford lives in constant fear. Political tensions in Pakistan are rising and terrorist attacks are becoming an everyday norm. As a Pakistani-Australian, she could be the next target. When her school friends are taken hostage by terrorists, Liana's world disappears overnight. Alongside her new teacher, Mr Kimberley, she must journey through rural Pakistan in a bid to find them and bring them home. But Mr Kimberley has a secret, and to save him and her friends, Liana must overcome her fears. And dance for her life. An unforgettable story about one Pakistani-Australian's will to survive. Liana's Dance is a stand alone novel from Rosanne Hawke, inspired by a character from Rosanne's Beyond Borders series.

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Rosanne Hawke is an Australian author of over twenty books, among them Shahana, The Messenger Bird the winner of the 2013 Cornish Holyer an Gof award for YA literature, and Taj and the Great Camel Trek. Rosanne is a bard of Cornwall, teaches creative writing at Tabor College and lives in an old Cornish farmhouse with underground rooms in South Australia.