Far From My Fathers House
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Far From My Fathers House
By (Author) Jill McGivering
HarperCollins Publishers
The Borough Press
30th October 2012
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Sense of place
Narrative theme: Social issues
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
War, combat and military adventure fiction
Family life fiction
Thriller: terrorism
Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration
Narrative theme: Coming of age
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
280g
Description
The gripping, heartbreaking novel loved and rated 5 stars by real readers
SUCH a wonderful, captivating read!
Captivating from the beginning
Worth a million news reports
Compelling and beautifully written
Layla is just thirteen when the men with the beards and guns burn down her beloved fathers school and begin to terrorise the Swat valley region of Pakistan.
She has to flee, exchanging the tranquil beauty of the Himalayas for the squalor of a camp for refugees from the Taliban near Peshawar. With her life torn apart by tragedy, Layla must choose between the old fashioned way of life with her family or a journey into independence which could threaten her very survival.
Trying to find out what lies behind mysterious deaths at the camp is foreign correspondent Ellen Thomas. As a strong woman in a mans world, Ellen is used to risking her life to uncover the truth. United by the gentle schoolteacher who had risked his life to save books, the paths of Layla and Ellen collide in a common cause.
Praise for Jill McGiverings THE LAST KESTREL:
A moving, compassionate and impressive first-novel which fans of The Kite Runner will love DAILY MAIL
Disturbing and heartfelt' THE TIMES
McGiverings prose is infused with the gritty realism of combat horrors and buoyed by the suspended moments of humanity one finds in war PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jill McGivering has produced a deeply compassionate and thoughtful novel, written with the humanity that is a trademark of her reporting FERGAL KEANE
A novel to move you and bring a better understanding about what is happening in AfghanistanBeautifully written WOMANS DAY
With an impeccable BBC pedigree, Jill McGivering is better placed than most other writers to give difficult stories about the realities of war-torn Afghanistan authenticity and immediacy YORKSHIRE POST
Reviews
Praise for Jill McGiverings THE LAST KESTREL:
A moving, compassionate and impressive first-novel which fans of The Kite Runner will love DAILY MAIL
Disturbing and heartfelt' THE TIMES
This book is moving and disturbing. Both sides are given honest portrayals, and the characters are very real. It will change the way you read headlines BOOKLIST
McGiverings prose is infused with the gritty realism of combat horrors and buoyed by the suspended moments of humanity one finds in war PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jill McGivering has produced a deeply compassionate and thoughtful novel, written with the humanity that is a trademark of her reporting FERGAL KEANE
A novel to move you and bring a better understanding about what is happening in AfghanistanBeautifully written WOMANS DAY
With an impeccable BBC pedigree, Jill McGivering is better placed than most other writers to give difficult stories about the realities of war-torn Afghanistan authenticity and immediacy YORKSHIRE POST
Author Bio
Jill McGivering has worked in journalism for 25 years. She is currently a senior foreign news correspondent with the BBC having previously held the position of South Asia Correspondent (based in Dehli). Now based in London, she travels extensively for the BBC including assignments to Afghanistan and China. She has already written non-fiction, short fiction and plays. The Last Kestrel is her first novel.
