First published 2021
When a shipwreck leaves a young Syrian refugee as the sole survivor, he falls into the hands of Vanna, a local girl who begrudgingly takes him in. As the authorities hunt for the boy, Vanna must decide whether to turn him over or risk everything to shepherd him to safety. In this gripping tale of displacement and compassion, two children find an unlikely bond in a hostile world.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Crete (Greece)
256 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: violence