Alison Stewart (2)

Bitterbloom sensitively tells the story of leaving home in times of political disaster, of escape and relief, of homesickness and feelings of guilt, as the main protagonist, Georgia Beaumont, leaves her beloved home country, South Africa, and boards a ship to Australia unable suffer the tension any more. Stewart provides an insight into Georgia's process of coming to terms with her past and a very emotional reading experience without getting too sentimental. Highly recommended!

Lily, her twin brother, Daniel and younger sister, Alice live with their parents and are not allowed to leave their house. They don’t go to school, can’t go outside and every week the Blacktroopers come and give them pills to take. Things have been like this ever since the Wall went up. Lily is worried about Daniel’s severe headaches and when he disappears she decides she has to leave and find out what has happened to him.
This is an exciting, sometimes violent story set in a bleak show more future world where parents no longer seem to love their children and look surprisingly youthful. It would suit mature teen readers who enjoyed The Hunger Games. show less

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