{"product_id":"how-far-weve-come-1","title":"How Far We've Come","description":"\u003cb\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 \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eChildren's Book of the Week.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Enslaved 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hopeful 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow Far We've Come\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A powerful exploration of racism, solidarity, friendship, freedom and hope’ \u003cb\u003eLaura Bates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Both hopeful and heartbreaking, this gripping book turns a searchlight on the changing faces of injustice through time’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A brilliant idea and a powerful debut’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times, \u003c\/i\u003eChildren’s Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A seriously impressive debut. Read it now’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A powerful, ambitious, unforgettable read about freedom, rebellion, love and hope’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Hyder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A gut punch of a debut, this book is both vital reading and a call to arms’ \u003cb\u003eLaura Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Compassionate, brave, authentic, educational. Everyone should read it’ \u003cb\u003eAbiola Bello\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54002569118040,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781398511026_59942a8c-b0af-416b-9f6a-fd4b16fbe620.jpg?v=1764697537","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/how-far-weve-come-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}