WINNER OF THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD YOUNG NOVELIST'S AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE, THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE AND NEW SOUTH WALES' PREMIER LITERARY AWARDSOn the day that Obinna’s village is savagely attacked by the rebel army an...
In the South Sudanese village of Pacong, Juba is young and old at the same time. Forced to grow up quickly in the civil war, he is nonetheless fun-loving as well as smart. But his little world cannot deflect the conflict raging around it and soon he ...