{"product_id":"how-far-weve-come","title":"How Far We've Come (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed debut novel of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and centuries, in a timeslip story exploring the legacy of slavery, selected as The Times Children's Book of the Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnslaved on a plantation in Barbados, Obah dreams of freedom. As talk of rebellion bubbles up around her in the Big House, she imagines escape. Meeting a strange boy who’s not quite of this world, she decides to put her trust in him. But Jacob is from the twenty-first century. Desperate to give Obah a better life, he takes her back with him. At first it seems like dreams really do come true – until the cracks begin to show and Obah sees that freedom comes at an unimaginable cost . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHopeful and devastating, this powerful novel about equality, how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go, introduces an extraordinary new literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for How Far We've Come:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and hope’ Laura Bates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘One of the most impressive young adult debuts of the year. This gripping novel takes a nuanced look at the legacy of slavery, injustice and inequality in today's world’ Observer \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of injustice through time’ Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n‘A brilliant idea and a powerful debut’ The Times, Children’s Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom, rebellion, love and hope’ Liz Hyder\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n‘A gut punch of a debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ Laura Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone should read it’ Abiola Bello\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857865588957,"sku":"9781398511026","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8397\/files\/9781398511026.jpg?v=1777360778","url":"https:\/\/shop.bookworm.ae\/products\/how-far-weve-come","provider":"Bookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}