“Something flickers between us, as delicate as a flame cupped in hands, protected from the breeze.” ― Clare Atkins, Between UsAuthor: Clare Atkins. Her second novel, Between Us, won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers award and was selected as IBBY Australia's Honour Book for Writing. Atkins wrote both her novels while she was living in the Northern Territory. Clare Atkins is one of Australia's finest young adult literature authors. Between Us is a passionate conversation of Australia's inhumane treatment of those seeking asylum, reminding us of our understanding and our compassion. Compelling and influential reading. more/5.
Publisher's Summary. From the award-winning author Clare Atkins comes a stunning new story about two teenagers separated by cultural differences, their parents' expectations and 20 kilometres of barbed-wire fence. Is it possible for two very different teenagers to fall in love despite high barbed-wire fences and a political wilderness between. Between Us is the story of two teenagers - Jono and Anahita - falling in love for the first time. There's just one thing standing between them: twenty kilometres of barbed wire fence. Anahita lives in the Wickham Point Immigration Detention Centre, where asylum seekers are detained while they wait to be 'processed' by the Australian government. Clare Atkins has worked as a scriptwriter for many successful television series including All Saints, Home and Away, Winners and Losers and www.doorway.ru and Me is her first book, which she wrote while living in Arnhem Land.
“Something flickers between us, as delicate as a flame cupped in hands, protected from the breeze.” ― Clare Atkins, Between Us. Clare Atkins is one of Australia's finest young adult literature authors. Between Us is a passionate conversation of Australia's inhumane treatment of those seeking asylum, reminding us of our understanding and our compassion. Compelling and influential reading. more. Title: Between Us. Author: Clare Atkins. Series: Stand alone novel. Country: Australia. Publisher: Black Inc. First Published: Pages: Publisher Description: Ana is an Iranian asylum seeker who is only allowed out of detention to attend school.
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