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Where Women are Kings
Christie Watson
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Description for Where Women are Kings
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Elijah, seven years old, is covered in scars and has a history of disruptive behaviour. His adoptive mother Nikki believes that she and her husband Obi are strong enough to accept his difficulties - and that being white will not affect her ability to raise a black son. Elijah's birth mother Deborah loves her son like the world has never known. Elijah thinks it's his fault they can't be together. Each of them faces more challenges than they could have dreamed, but just as Elijah starts to settle in, a shocking event rocks their fragile peace ... Read more
Elijah, seven years old, is covered in scars and has a history of disruptive behaviour. His adoptive mother Nikki believes that she and her husband Obi are strong enough to accept his difficulties - and that being white will not affect her ability to raise a black son. Elijah's birth mother Deborah loves her son like the world has never known. Elijah thinks it's his fault they can't be together. Each of them faces more challenges than they could have dreamed, but just as Elijah starts to settle in, a shocking event rocks their fragile peace ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849163798
SKU
9781849163798
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About Christie Watson
Christie Watson was a registered nurse for twenty years before writing full time. Her first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award and her second novel, Where Women Are Kings, was also published to international critical acclaim. Her books have been translated into eighteen languages. The Language of Kindness, Christie's first work of narrative non-fiction, is ... Read more
Reviews for Where Women are Kings
'Expertly handles delicate, culturally sensitive issues . . . Elijah's voice shines through the pages, making him a character who is memorable long after the story ends' We Love This Book.
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'Kept us gripped throughout . . stayed with us long after we'd finished the final page' Stylist.
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'Staggeringly authentic, staggeringly ... Read more
We Love This Book
'Kept us gripped throughout . . stayed with us long after we'd finished the final page' Stylist.
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'Staggeringly authentic, staggeringly ... Read more