Present day: Semira doesn't know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the desert and the sea by a man who has complete control. Always moving on, always afraid of being caught, she longs for freedom. 1891: Hen knows exactly where to call home.
Her stifling mother makes sure of that. But her Aunt Kitty is opening her eyes to a whole new world. A world of animal rights, and votes for women, and riding bicycles!
Trapped in a life of behaving like a lady, she longs for freedom. When Semira discovers Hen's diary, she finds the inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels including Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and A Story Like the Wind. This is her unforgettable tale of friendship, hope, and finding the courage to fight for what you believe in.
| ISBN: | 9780192749482 |
| Publication date: | 7th February 2019 |
| Author: | Gill Lewis |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 231 pages |
| Genres: |
Adventure Stories |
Present day: Semira doesn't know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the desert and the sea by a man who has complete control.
The Closest Thing to Flying features in the following genres: Adventure Stories
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Closest Thing to Flying was written by Gill Lewis and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
The Closest Thing to Flying has 231 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.