by Sally Grindley (LWH)Orphaned, poor, living in Africa, and a grandmother that hates her, Lydia has the odds stacked against her as she must take on a mother's role and care for her sister and brother, trying just to survive.
This is a wonderful heart wrenching story, that is beautifully
told by Sally Grindley. Things are very tough for these children as they try to
come to terms with the recent death of their mother to AIDS. Lydia is forced to
stay home from school and work for her horrid grandmother, whose only
desire is to cause pain to her grandchildren and take over their home. The
every day chores they must undertake just to survive certainly made me realise
how much we take for granted living in Australia.
I will certainly be reading more of Sally's
lovely books.
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