A History of Insects
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By Yvonne Roberts 31 Oct, 2018
It is early 1956 and the British Empire is crumbling. But for nine-year-old Ella, living with her parents at the British High Commission in Peshawar, Pakistan, the walls of class, snobbery and racism are still intact. Growing up is a lonely, painful ... Read more
It is early 1956 and the British Empire is crumbling. But for nine-year-old Ella, living with her parents at the British High Commission in Peshawar, Pakistan, the walls of class, snobbery and racism are still intact. Growing up is a lonely, painful experience, and Ella withdraws, recording the hypocrisy of adult behaviour in her diary, A History of Insects, where she hides a secret that could shatter the lives of the people around her. Less
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Yvonne Roberts is an English journalist. Born in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, her family moved to Madrid for three years when she was a few months old and she lived in a number of locations throu...
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