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A Beginner's Guide To Acting English
A Beginner's Guide To Acting English | Shappi Khorsandi
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It's 1977 and life in Iran is becoming unpredictable. The Shah will be overthrown and events are about to take place on the world stage. But for five-year-old Shappi Khorsandi all this means is that she must flee, leaving behind a mad extended Iran clan and everything she has ever known. Shappi and her beloved brother Peyvand arrive with their parents in London - all cold weather and strange food - without a word of English. If adapting to a new culture isn't troubling enough, it soon becomes clear that the Ayatollah's henchmen are in pursuit. With the help of MI5, Shappi's family go into hiding. So apart from checking under the family car for bombs every morning, Shappi's childhood is like any other kids' - swings in the park, school plays, kiss-chase and terrorists. 'An extraordinary story...really funny and warm' Graham Norton
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This is brilliant. Beautifully written, both funny and heartbreaking, she tells the remarkable story of her experience as a refugee from her view as a child. Highly recommend this.

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#ReadHarder challenge 2: a book by someone who identifies as neurodiverse

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Weaponxgirl I have a signed copy of this I still need to read 6y
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Cinfhen This book looks so good! Stacked! So glad you've joined in 💗 8y
arlenefinnigan @Cinfhen good challenge, thanks for setting it! 8y
erzascarletbookgasm This one sounds interesting and funny. Will look it up! 8y
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arlenefinnigan @erzascarletbookgasm was gutted when they didn't have it in my local library but they've now launched a Borrow Box service and it's on there,really looking forward to reading it. Her novel Nina Is Not OK was superb. 8y
erzascarletbookgasm @arlenefinnigan Sold! This and Nina Is Not OK! Thanks and oh, my groaning TBR! 8y
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#readjanuary I went to see this lovely lady for my birthday last year and had a great time. One of her jokes was telling how she had some retro racism recently. She was saying how it was retro just like flashing is retro. A slightly drunk excitable me decided to tell her a story about a flasher we had who came back every year to the old peoples home I worked at. I ended it saying oh wait your right it is retro, he's targets were all old.

Weaponxgirl Should also mention #signed, #ownvoices #diverseathon and that she pulled her last book from a new award for a new British book award for own voices as she felt like she was only being judged on her skin colour and not her writing 8y
Alfoster 👏👏👏😜! 8y
LeahBergen I have this one but haven't read it yet! 8y
Weaponxgirl @LeahBergen if you get a chance to see her live go for it! She's great 8y
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