Bala, Sharon
The Boat People
- ISBN 13:
- 9780525432463
- author:
- Bala, Sharon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Anchor Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 20.32 x 13.18 x 1.83 centimetres
- Genre:
- Health & Wellbeing, Family & Relationships, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Boat People A gripping novel about the complexities of the refugee crisis, The Boat People tells the story of a group of survivors who face a perilous journey and a uncertain fate. When a cargo ship carrying hundreds of refugees from Sri Lanka reaches Vancouver's shores, the young father Mahindan and his six-year-old son are thrown into a detention processing center, where they are accused of being terrorists. As the refugees undergo heavy interrogation, Mahindan's fears grow that a desperate act taken in Sri Lanka may now jeopardize his and his son's chance for asylum. The novel is told through the alternating perspectives of Mahindan, his lawyer Priya, and a third-generation Japanese Canadian adjudicator, who must decide Mahindan's fate amidst mounting evidence. This thought-provoking novel offers a deeply compassionate lens through which to view the current refugee crisis, raising important questions about identity, belonging, and the human cost of conflict.
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