by Christie Watson · Penguin Books/ Quercus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781849163750
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In 'Tiny Sunbirds Far Away', Christie Watson introduces us to Blessing, a twelve-year-old girl whose life is turned upside down when her father abandons them and her mother loses her job. Forced to move to her grandparents' house in the Niger Delta, Blessing and her family must adapt to a new reality full of challenges. This moving novel explores themes of family, loss, and resilience, all narrated with a unique and captivating voice.
Christie Watson is a British writer and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and worked for more than twenty years as a nurse before becoming an author. She has written eight books: four novels, including her first novel Tiny Sunbirds Far Away (2011), which won the Costa First Novel Award, and four works of non-fiction, including memoir, The Language of Kindness which was a number one Sunday Times Bestseller and spent five months in the Top Ten Bestseller list. Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages, adapted for theatre, and is currently being developed as a television series. Killing Me Softly, her latest novel, will be released March 2026.
