Travellers (hardcover), by Helon Habila French

Travellers (hardcover), by Helon Habila FrenchOnce I started reading Travellers, I couldn't stop. With power and control, it plunges the reader into a maze of lives that crisscross between Africa and Europe. Refugees and not only refugees hungering for the north, pushing their way through the barriers of waves, human failings and unrealistic dreams. The novel has all the weight of art with the sting of breaking news. I loved it. It is Habila at his best' Leila Aboulela Poignant and beautifully

she relates their stories of virtual slave labour

the three-year old fights off the dangers of the world

Kate moves again

Joy and sorrow

Her actions are made all the more perilous as her brother

Gather round for soup fit for the king in this vibrant twist on a classic fable

Edinburgh to Dublin

who know that the Chinese Custodial Authority is planning to betray its promises and drag us into the war

He is deeply shocked to realise that

But he is also born gifted with a mysterious power that he won't discover until he is almost a man

THE ONE WITH THE HOLIDAY DISASTER

female strength and vulnerability