By Anne-Laure Bondoux
ISBN-10: 0375897267
ISBN-13: 9780375897269
Political issues and civil unrest strength a girl and younger boy to escape their war-torn nation looking for a secure haven during this award-winning novel that speaks to matters which are either well timed and universal.
Blaise Fortune, often referred to as Koumaïl, loves listening to the tale of the way he got here to stay with Gloria within the Republic of Georgia: Gloria ran to the positioning of a teach coincidence the place she chanced on an injured lady who requested Gloria to take her child. the lady, Gloria says, used to be French, and the infant used to be Blaise.
while Blaise turns seven years previous, the Soviet Union collapses, and it’s then that Gloria makes a decision she and Blaise needs to flee. They make their method westward walking, heading towards France, the place Gloria says they are going to locate shelter. in the course of their five-year trip around the Caucasus and Europe as they come upon different refugees looking for a greater lifestyles, Blaise grows from a boy into a young person. besides the fact that, it’s basically as a tender guy can Blaise try to untangle his identity.
Bondoux’s heartbreaking story of exile, sacrifice, desire, and survival is a narrative of final love.
“A fantastically cadenced tribute to maternal love and the facility of news amid modern political chaos.”—Kirkus reports, Starred Review
“The [Blaise and Gloria] make a dangerous, five-year trip westward via war-torn territory, encountering a memorable entourage of fellow refugees with poignant tales in their personal. … even though Blaise narrates this wonderfully translated novel, Gloria's voice will lengthy resonate.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“An enthralling novel that combines grand storytelling with an unflinching examine the tough realities of poverty.”—Junior Library Guild
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Then a cloud of smoke rose. ” “Yes, where the pear trees were growing. We saw that the engine car was on fire. The other cars had come off the rails, toppled over like dominoes. People were stuck under the wreckage, screaming. ” “People were burning? ” “No, Koumaïl, I did not see them. ” “Worse than that. I can’t describe the smell. ” Gloria nods. She knows that I never forget any detail. I could tell this story myself as if I had lived it. But I prefer to listen to it. “I rushed to the cars at the rear and helped two men lift a piece of wood that was crushing the legs of an old man.
Chapter one MY name is Blaise Fortune and I am a citizen of the French Republic. It’s the pure and simple truth. I was almost twelve years old the day the customs officers found me in the back of the truck. ” I had lost nearly all of my precious belongings along the way. Fortunately, I still had my passport; Gloria had made sure to stick it deep in my jacket pocket when we were at the service station. My passport proved that I was born on December 28, 1985, at Mont-Saint-Michel, on the French side of the English Channel, per page 16 of the green atlas.
Mont-Saint-Michel: Understands what is most vital to him. 11. Paris: Starts his life as a French citizen. 12. Tbilisi: Learns the pure and simple truth. chapter one MY name is Blaise Fortune and I am a citizen of the French Republic. It’s the pure and simple truth. I was almost twelve years old the day the customs officers found me in the back of the truck. ” I had lost nearly all of my precious belongings along the way. Fortunately, I still had my passport; Gloria had made sure to stick it deep in my jacket pocket when we were at the service station.
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