Blog written by Meredith
Songs of a War Boy by Deng Adut made for a very animated Bookclub meet up.
The extraordinary memoir of a 7 year old Sudanese boy taken from his village, trained to kill, saved by his brother, eventually arriving in Australia to become a lawyer, a subject for the Archibald Prize and NSW Australian of the Year 2017.
A truly remarkable journey, chronicling the history of Sudan along the way, raising critical issues faced today as the world grapples with the refugee crisis and increasingly displaced peoples around the globe.
Any book that raises awareness and inspires discussion with such depth is a sure Bookclub winner.
Our rating for the book averaged at 7.3 out of 10 with a range from 7 to 10 !
It is described as important, disturbing, unengaging.
Marty highly recommends that this book should be listened to.
Also that his Australia Day address is very powerful : http://www.smh.com.au/national/transcript-deng-thiak-aduts-australia-day-speech-20160121-gmau63.html
Our next meeting is on Thursday April 27 at Lee's and the book choice is The Dry by Jane Harper.
Lee tells us that Jane Harper has just won the Indie Book Award for 2017. Please read an article from the March 21 issue of The Sydney Morning Herald Digital Edition.
Please note that Megan's book choice for 2017 is The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende.
