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How Far We've Come
Joyce Efia Harmer
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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 Times Children's Book of the Week. Sometime, me
love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white
folks is. 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 . . . 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. Praise for How Far We've Come: ‘A
powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and
hope’ Laura Bates ‘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  ‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this
gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of
injustice through time’ Guardian  ‘A brilliant idea and
a powerful debut’ The Times, Children’s Book of the Week
 ‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ Irish Times
‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom,
rebellion, love and hope’ Liz Hyder  ‘A gut punch of a
debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ Laura
Wood ‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone
should read it’ Abiola Bello
From debut author, Joyce Efia Harmer, comes a groundbreaking YA
story of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and
centuries, in a timeslip novel exploring the legacy of slavery.
Sometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like
them white folks is. 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 . . . Both 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.
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