Echo in the City

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST YA BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE FREEMAN AWARD 2023'Read this; you'll walk away changed.' Grace D. LiFalling in love was never part of the plan.SUMMER, 2019When Phoenix attends a protest rally with her older brother, it ignites a fire in her she didn't know she had. The island city she loves is disappearing and she's determined to capture the moment with her camera.Kai is training to be a policeman and thinks the protesters are spoilt and privileged. He hopes to earn recognition at the Academy by going undercover and infiltrating their network.Phoenix and Kai accidentally swap phones at a student protest encounter. Sparks fly, drawing them together even as they stand on different sides of the struggle. But when love is built on a lie, what chance does it have to survive?'I could not put it down and haven't stopped thinking about it since I finished. A must read.' Susan Lee, author of Seoulmates'An honest and searing portrait of the Hong Kong protests.' Axie Oh, author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea'A richly detailed and humane teen romance.' Suzi Feay

Product details

• Authors: K. X. Song, K.X. Song
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9780861547388
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-738-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Parents, Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage category fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories