This impressive and mesmerizing story takes us on an astonishing journey that spans the suburbs of Kingston upon Thames and the African jungle . Every page unfolds at breakneck speed . Chris Cleave is an insightful writer whose portrayals of women are utterly convincing, He immerses us into the totally believable worlds of the two main characters, Sarah , a working mother, and Little Bee, a young victim of globalisation, an oil war and the British immigration system. Their lives collide at an horrific event on a beach in Africa .From then on they are linked by blood . In the chapters that follow we are forced to consider a barbaric world that it would be very easy to pretend doesn’t exist The unsettling interweaving of comedy and horror leaves the reader questioning their own beliefs and values and is an emotional roller coaster of a read that shocks, makes us laugh and moves us to tears.
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