From the beloved author of the national bestseller The Book of Negroes comes âa book for our timesâ (Macleanâs) about family, identity and the strength of the human spirit
Keita Ali is on the run. Like every boy on the mountainous island of Zantoroland, running is all Keitaâs ever wanted to do. In one of the poorest nations in the world, running means respect. Running means richesâuntil Keita is targeted for his fatherâs outspoken political views and discovers he must run for his familyâs survival.
He signs on with notorious marathon agent Anton Hamm, but when Keita fails to place among the top finishers in his first race, he escapes into Freedom Stateâa wealthy island nation that has elected a government bent on deporting the refugees living within its borders in the community of AfricTown. Keita can stay safe only if he keeps moving and eludes Hamm and the officials who would deport him to his own country, where he would face almost certain death.
This is the new underground: a place where tens of thousands of people deemed to be âillegalâ live below the radar of the police and government officials. Keitaâs very existence in Freedom State is illegal. As he trains in secret, eluding capture, the stakes keep getting higher. Soon, he is running not only for his life, but for his sisterâs life, too.
Fast moving and compelling, The Illegal casts a satirical eye on people who have turned their backs on undocumented refugees struggling to survive in a nation that does not want them. Hillâs depiction of life on the borderlands of society urges us to consider the plight of the unseen and the forgotten who live among us.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Dystopian
- Science Fiction
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Author : Hill, Lawrence
Language : English
Published :2016-11-29
Number Of Pages : 448
Binding : Mass Market Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1443453137
ISBN-13 : 9781443453134
Item weight : 0.53 lb
Dimensions : 1.5 in x 4.25 in x 7.48 in
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