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The Tower

The Tower

The Tower

Shereen Malherbe

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Editorial:
Beacon Books
Año de edición:
2019
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781912356225
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Reem is a Syrian refugee who has arrived in London, trying to discover the whereabouts of her10-year old brother, Adar. Obsessed with history and consumed by her fragmented memories ofhome, Reem is also hiding secrets she hopes will never be revealed.After being placed in a tower block, she befriends Leah; a single mother who has been forced toleave her expensive South Kensington townhouse. Their unlikely friendship supports them asthey attempt to find their place in a relentless, heaving city, and come to terms with the homesthey left behind.Both bold and timely, The Tower shows how Reem and Leah’s lives change and intersect in thewake of individual and communal tragedy, as well as in their struggle to adapt to a rapidlyshifting society.

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