Georgina and her two sisters are boarding a police truck in front of their family home. Their life in Uganda has been wrapped up in mere hours, since their Baba's words this morning.
"We are leaving. We are leaving tonight..."
Fleeing the threat of Idi Amin's army, the girls and their Baba are making the treacherous journey of a lifetime. But little does Georgina know that the danger that she leaves behind is only a precursor to the twists and turns of the life journey to come...
This sweeping story, both heart-wrenching and joyful in turn, traverses events of historical magnitude, such as the HIV epidemic in Africa and the Kenyan boycott of the Olympic Games, explored through eyes and experiences of Georgina. Despite numerous and significant challenges, Georgina's faith, resilience, and humanity continue to draw her forwards to a purposeful life. The course of her life events ultimately leads to another story: a lifelong friendship and charitable partnership that will go on to change the lives of Georgina's community forever.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
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979-8-230-20192-2 (9798230201922)
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Melanie is a physiotherapist, PhD student, charity coordinator and mother of two from Melbourne. Girl Child is her first foray into writing a novel. Melanie has three first-author scientific publications and two second-author scientific publications from her role as a physiotherapist clinician researcher and her scientific publications have been cited over 190 times.
Melanie met Georgina (the "girl child" from this novel) during a volunteer trip to Kenya in 2007. On her return to Australia, she partnered with her sister, Leanne, and Georgina to build the Hope Katolo Nursery School. Today, approximately 90 children attend the nursery school every year, giving them the opportunity to succeed in primary school and the hope that they may rise from a cycle of poverty.
Melanie and Leanne remain Australian coordinators and fundraisers of the Hope Katolo Nursery School to this day, with Georgina as Head Teacher in Kenya.
Girl Child is based on the story of Georgina, recounted to Melanie over the course of weeks during a visit to Australia in 2014.
