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 The\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>Times\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>Children’s Book of the Week.<\/b><\/p>\n
Sometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is.<\/i><\/p>\n
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 . . .<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Praise for\u00c2\u00a0How Far We’ve Come<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n
‘A powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and hope’ Laura Bates<\/b><\/p>\n
‘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’ Observer<\/b><\/i>\u00c2\u00a0
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‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of injustice through time’ Guardian<\/i><\/b>
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‘A brilliant idea and a powerful debut’ The Times,\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>Children’s Book of the Week<\/b>
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‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ Irish Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom, rebellion, love and hope’ Liz Hyder<\/b>
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‘A gut punch of a debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ Laura Wood<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone should read it’ Abiola Bello<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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