Secrets in the Fire

by
Henning Mankell
Translator: Anne Stuksrud

Sofia and her family flee their Mozambique village after her father is killed by bandits. They attempt to start afresh, but the dangers of war are ever-present, and Sofia is forced to rebuild her life again when she and her sister are involved in a landmine explosion.

This beautiful story of tragedy and hope succeeds in being an eminently positive read, delivered with sensitivity but without sentimentality.

Publisher: Allen & Unwin Children's Books

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