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The Spare Room

by Kathryn Lomer
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This family, she said very slowly, is the Titantic. She looked up at me and added something about an iceberg. Journeys take on many forms ... Akira is sent by his family to Japan to learn English in Australia, a journey into a world very different from his own. Akira's homestay hosts, the Moffat family, are not quite what he was expecting. But then, what does he know about Australians? In this tender and evocative tale, Kathryn Lomer takes us into two cultures, into lives connected by grief and uncertainty but with hope in common. It is the story of a journey into belonging, understanding and empowerment ... where the first steps are often the hardest.
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Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 1, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9780702257674
  • File size: 1518 KB
  • Release date: October 1, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780702257674
  • File size: 1518 KB
  • Release date: October 1, 2015

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subjects

Young Adult Fiction

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English

This family, she said very slowly, is the Titantic. She looked up at me and added something about an iceberg. Journeys take on many forms ... Akira is sent by his family to Japan to learn English in Australia, a journey into a world very different from his own. Akira's homestay hosts, the Moffat family, are not quite what he was expecting. But then, what does he know about Australians? In this tender and evocative tale, Kathryn Lomer takes us into two cultures, into lives connected by grief and uncertainty but with hope in common. It is the story of a journey into belonging, understanding and empowerment ... where the first steps are often the hardest.
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Young Adult Fiction
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