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Good Kings, Bad Kings: 'Fiction at its best. A stunning accomplishment.' Barbara Kingsolver

By (author) Susan Nussbaum





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‘My first week I learned that people refer to ILLC as “illsee”. Emphasis on ‘ill’. The Illinois Learning and Life Skills Center may not sound like the name of a nursing home, but that’s how they work it. Naming these places is all about misdirection. Inside, it smells, sounds, and looks like your standard-issue nursing home. Same old wolf but in a lamb outfit.’ Told in alternating perspectives by a varied cast of characters, Good Kings, Bad Kings is a powerful and inspiring debut that invites us into the lives of a group of teenagers and staff who live at the ILLC. From Yessenia, who dreams of her next boyfriend, to Teddy, a resident who dresses up daily in a full suit and tie, and Mia, who guards a terrifying secret, Nussbaum has crafted a multifaceted portrait of a way of life that challenges our definitions of what it means to be disabled. In a story told with remarkable authenticity, their voices resound with resilience, courage and humour.

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Normally shipped | Enquiries only
Publisher | Oneworld Publications
Published date | 27 Mar 2014
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 336
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-7807-4385-1
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BISAC | fiction / literary


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