Burn My Heart
- ISBN-10
- 0141904801
- ISBN-13
- 9780141904801
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-07-05
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- Beverley Naidoo
Description
The Mau Mau - the name of a secret society that once struck terror into the hearts of British settlers in Kenya. An episode in history that ended in a State of Emergency, with violent and brutal acts dividing a nation. This is an intensely personal and vivid story of two boys: one black, one white. Once they were friends even though their circumstances are very different. But in a country driven by fear and prejudice, even the best of friends can betray one another . . . Internationally acclaimed and award-winning author Beverley Naidoo explores new territory in this beautifully realized and moving story set in Britain's colonial past.
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