This haunting tale Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones tells the story of a young African woman made pregnant by a visiting German, who then steals her new born baby boy and takes him home to Germany as his and his wife's baby. The baby's mother then undertakes a hazardous journey to Europe, experiencing unscrupulous people smugglers who leave their "clients" to drown while waiting for another boat to take them safely to shore - a boat that was never going to come. The mother finds her way to Berlin. The story is told in first person "testimonies" by the people she meets along the way - the reason for this is revealed later in the book. A poignant story. 4/5.Sunday, October 16, 2011
Hand Me Down World
This haunting tale Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones tells the story of a young African woman made pregnant by a visiting German, who then steals her new born baby boy and takes him home to Germany as his and his wife's baby. The baby's mother then undertakes a hazardous journey to Europe, experiencing unscrupulous people smugglers who leave their "clients" to drown while waiting for another boat to take them safely to shore - a boat that was never going to come. The mother finds her way to Berlin. The story is told in first person "testimonies" by the people she meets along the way - the reason for this is revealed later in the book. A poignant story. 4/5.
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