How Far We'Ve Come Av Joyce Efia Harmer

<B>A groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed debut novel of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and centuries, in a timeslip story exploring the legacy of slavery, selected as <I>The </I><I>Times </I>Children's Book of the Week.</B><BR/><BR/><I>Sometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is.</I><BR/><BR/> Enslaved on a plantation in Barbados, Obah dreams of freedom. As talk of rebellion bubbles up around her in the Big House, she imagines escape. Meeting a strange boy who’s not quite of this world, she decides to put her trust in him. But Jacob is from the twenty-first century. Desperate to give Obah a better life, he takes her back with him. At first it seems like dreams really do come true – until the cracks begin to show and Obah sees that freedom comes at an unimaginable cost . . .<BR/><BR/> Hopeful and devastating, this powerful novel about equality, how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go, introduces an extraordinary new literary voice.<BR/><BR/><B>Praise for <I>How Far We've Come</I>:</B><BR/><BR/> ‘A powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and hope’ <B>Laura Bates</B><BR/><BR/> ‘One of the most impressive young adult debuts of the year. This gripping novel takes a nuanced look at the legacy of slavery, injustice and inequality in today's world’ <I><B>Observer</B></I> <BR/>  <BR/> ‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of injustice through time’ <B><I>Guardian</I></B><BR/>  <BR/> ‘A brilliant idea and a powerful debut’ <B><I>The Times, </I>Children’s Book of the Week</B><BR/>  <BR/> ‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ <B><I>Irish Times</I></B><BR/><BR/> ‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom, rebellion, love and hope’ <B>Liz Hyder</B><BR/>  <BR/> ‘A gut punch of a debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ <B>Laura Wood</B><BR/><BR/> ‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone should read it’ <B>Abiola Bello</B>