![]() What a strong universal message for readers to immerse themselves in. A depressing read in many respects but a powerful one and the depiction of addiction and inner city Glasgow is spot on.įlickan som fick en röst /The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréĪn inspiring story of a teenage girl growing up in a rural Nigerian village who longs to get an education so that she can find her “louding voice” and speak up for herself. It won the Booker Prize in the UK earlier this year. They are forced to go on the run and attempt the hazardous journey from Mexico to the USA across not just borders but a landscape full of dangers from those hunting them down and determined to stop immigrants like them whatever the cost.Ī story of a young boy called Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. ![]() This book tells the story of a mother and her young son who are forced to flee their Mexican home when drug barons kill her entire family. ![]() Location – across Mexico to the USA on a train ![]() The Literary Locations of Årets Bok novels:Īmerikansk jord/ American Dirt – Jeanine Cummins Which books made the list and what locations can you hope to travel with them? ![]()
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