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Other Echoes

Other Echoes

Other Echoes is the delicate and sensitive story of a young woman's growing self-awareness after revisiting her past. Flora is eighteen and recovering from an illness in the sanatorium at her boarding school. To while away the time, she starts to write down the story of her childhood - how at nine years old, she moved to Borneo with her parents, and encountered people and events shaped by the tragedies of the Second World War. In making sense of her own memories, Flora uncovers the ideas and emotions that make her the person she is today.

Reviews

  • "The beauty of the book is the subtlety and the insightful way the bigger picture of the after effect of the war and the colonial experience are interwoven into the portrait of a growing girl"

    Guardian

  • "[Geras] writing is surefooted and subtly crafted and this is an intelligent, sensitive piece of fiction about poignant emotions"

    The Bookseller

  • "A richly atmospheric tale . . . Geras conveys the intensity of childhood experience with great skill"

    The Sunday Times

  • "A bitter-sweet, piercing account of a childhood in Borneo"

    TES

  • "Geras conveys well the difficulties of relating to a colonial community and being the new child"

    Books for Keeps

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About the Author

Adèle Geras

ADELE GERAS was born in Jerusalem and travelled widely as a child. She started writing over twenty-five years ago and is the author of many titles for young readers, including one previous title for the Corgi Pups list Chalk and Cheese and the four Cats of Cuckoo Square titles for Young Corgi. Married with two daughters, she lives in Manchester. Author lives: Manchester

Adèle Geras

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