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Forbidden ground

Elizabeth Laird

1997119 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Hamish Hamilton · 119 pages · ENGISBN 9780241137635
  • 1998Puffin · 119 pages · ENGISBN 9780140385885

Hannah is a teenage Muslim girl from a strict but loving family. At the same time as her brother, Susu, contracts near-fatal meningitis, she meets an older boy, Sami, and they fall in love. However, Hannah says goodbye to Sami and, though sad, she finds that her decision has strengthened her.

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