Mahtab's Story

Libby Gleeson

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Language: English

Published by Allen & Unwin, 2008

1741753341 / 9781741753349

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186 pages. Mahtab was hollow. Empty, as if her flesh and blood, her energy, that kept he r breathing and running, thinking and talking, was gone. Nothing was in its plac e. She was hungry. Hungry for water, for her father, for her grandmother, her au nts and uncles, for the trees in the back yard, the cabinet on the wall, the sil ver and glass objects so lovingly collected, for her mountains, the jagged peaks that cut the sky. Her father was dead. She felt sure of it. She was just a spec k of dirt on the floor, drifting through the gap between the boards, falling to the ground. Mahtab and her family are forced to leave their home in Herat and journey secretly through the rocky mountains to Pakistan and from there to fara way Australia. Months go by, months of waiting, months of dread, with only memor ies and hopes to sustain them. Will they ever be reunited with their father, wil l they ever find a home? The plight of refugees from war-torn countries and what it really means to leave everything behind and to start a new life arevividly e xploredin this unforgettable story.…

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Title
Mahtab's Story
Author
Libby Gleeson
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Publication year
2008
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1741753341
ISBN 13
9781741753349
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12.7cm x 1.5cm x 20.3cm
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