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Three Daughters by Consuelo Saah Baehr

From the fertile hills of a tiny village near Jerusalem to the elegant townhouses of Georgetown, Three Daughters is a historical saga that chronicles the lives, loves, and secrets of three generations of Palestinian Christian women. Mr Gormley says: “This book kept me gripped from beginning to end. It is a sweeping tale of love and loss, betrayal and hope, following the lives of three generations of Christian Arab women in what is now Israel/Palestine.”

Gem Squash Tokolshe by Rachel Zadok

Faith leads an isolated existence on her family’s drought-stricken farm in the Northern Transvaal of South Africa. When the rain stops, her father takes to the road as a travelling salesman, returning only at weekends. Faith anticipates his visits – until one day he stops coming… This book tells the story of mental illness and South African apartheid from the perspective of a child and later as young woman grappling with her horrendous past.

The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird

Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes. When his grandfather announces he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, he cannot believe his ears – the Ethiopian running team will be doing a victory parade through the city that day, maybe he'll get a glimpse of them! The day takes a different turn however when Solomon’s grandfather collapses and Solomon desperately needs to find help… Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, The Fastest Boy in the World is the inspiring story of a small Ethiopian boy with a very big heart.