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A powerful, haunting, contemporary debut that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore, by an award- winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker. Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying migrants and refugees. Her people. Fourteen years on she's a member of Mama Rose's unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them: A bamboo flute. A golden bangle. A ripening mango which must not fall . . . . . . are these the missing pieces of the jigsaw which will tell Sante's story? Longlisted for Branford Boase Award 2018.
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A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars, Yaba Badoe
- Language
- Released
- 2018
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Yaba Badoe
- Publisher
- Féderation Francaise
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 1786695499
- ISBN13
- 9781786695499
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Comics & Manga, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Manga, Young Adult Fantasy, Africa, Magical Realism
- Rating
- 3.05 out of 5
- Description
- A powerful, haunting, contemporary debut that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore, by an award- winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker. Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying migrants and refugees. Her people. Fourteen years on she's a member of Mama Rose's unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them: A bamboo flute. A golden bangle. A ripening mango which must not fall . . . . . . are these the missing pieces of the jigsaw which will tell Sante's story? Longlisted for Branford Boase Award 2018.