The Go-Away Bird Book

What happens when two worlds collide? 'This is a story about me Clementine and my friends: a panther called Levi a pelican called Lola and a turtle called Jimmy. It is about dragons and goblins my Daddy the King my Mummy the Queen and Prince Pio my brother. At least that is the way I tell it sometimes when thoughts of the blood the machetes the swamp and the fear of Uncle Leonard become too hard to describe. But that was all before I met Ashley wonderful Ashley. Not that he would ever call himself wonderful in a million years. When he tells you his story you will see what I mean!' Ashley Bolt -- A middle-aged loner for whom teaching singing is the only escape from his London life. In an attempt to forget a violent past he turns to self-harming but this provides little comfort. Clementine Habimana -- A Rwandan child refugee who witnesses the 1994 genocide at first-hand and lives to tell her story. Delivered into the hands of an abusive uncle in the UK Clementine remains undeterred in her hope for a brighter future. When their two worlds collide nothing is ever the same again!Read More