My Name is Leon
Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9780241973394
ASIN: B017N4YVXM
Publish date: 2016-06-02
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
A special thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.Set in England in the 80s, this deeply touching story is about two brothers who end up in foster care when their mother is deemed unfit to look after them; Leon is nine years-old and black, and Jake is four months old and i...
I am little bit heart-broken and a lot impressed.This was a heart-breaking and at the same time heart-warming tale of a mixed race boy growing up in 1980’s Britain. My heart broke for Leon losing first his mother to her various problems and his home, and then losing the brother upon whom he doted. T...
MY NAME IS LEON is the debut novel by Kit de Waal. It tells the story of nine-year-old Leon, in early eighties Britain who ends up living with Maureen when his mum can’t cope after the birth of his baby brother Jake. The story focuses on Leon’s story as he struggles to cope with the changes in his l...
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