Living on Hope Street

Living on Hope Street

by Demet Divaroren
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 24/05/2017

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WINNER: 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Young Adult

SHORT-LISTED: 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction


'Living on Hope Street is a big-hearted, compassionate work. Divaroren is a ferociously good storyteller and every character breathes life, every character convinces. This book is an absolute joy to read.' CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS"


We all love someone. We all fear something. Sometimes they live right next door - or even closer.


Kane will do everything he can to save his mother and his little brother Sam from the violence of his father, even if it means becoming a monster himself.


Mrs Aslan will protect the boys no matter what - even though her own family is in pieces.


Ada wants a family she can count on, while she faces new questions about herself.


Mr Bailey is afraid of the refugees next door, but his worst fear will take another form.


And Gugulethu is just trying to make a life away from terror.


On this street, everyone comes from different places, but to find peace they will have to discover what unites them.


A deeply moving, unflinching portrait of modern Australian suburban life.

ISBN:
9781760638023
9781760638023
Category:
Uncategorized
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
24-05-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Demet Divaroren

Demet Divaroren was born in Adana, Turkey, and migrated to Australia with her family when she was six months old. She is the author of Living on Hope Street, which won a 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Award and was shortlisted for a 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Award. Her writing has appeared in Griffith Review, The Age Epicure, The Big Issue, Island Magazine, From the Outer and Best Summer Stories.

Demet appears as a panellist, guest speaker and workshop leader at literary festivals, universities and schools across Melbourne and teaches creative writing at Victoria Polytechnic.

Amra and Demet are co-authors of the book What a Muslim Woman Looks Like, a government-funded publication.

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