My Name Is Leon
  • Published: 20 March 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241973387
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $22.99

My Name Is Leon

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20 Mar 2017
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2 Jun 2016
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2 Jun 2016
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A brother chosen. A brother left behind. And a family where you'd least expect to find one

Leon is nine, and has a perfect baby brother called Jake. Their mum isn't feeling herself, so they've gone to live with Maureen, who has fuzzy red hair like a halo and a belly like Father Christmas. But the adults are speaking in low voices, and wearing Pretend faces. They are threatening to give Jake to strangers. Since Jake is white and Leon is not.

Evoking a Britain of the early eighties, My Name is Leon is a heart-breaking story of love, identity and learning to overcome unbearable loss. Of the fierce bond between siblings. And how - just when we least expect it - we manage to find our way home.
  • Published: 20 March 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241973387
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $22.99
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Praise for My Name Is Leon

A real treat, warm and big-hearted, beautifully written, with lovable characters and a pacey storyline

Sunday Independent

A great read . . . harks back to the likes of Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird

Mariella Frostrup, BBC Radio 4

Startlingly funny. Balances the gritty with the feel good

Observer

A beautiful story told with compassion, urgency and wit

Stephen Kelman author of the Booker-shortlisted, Pigeon English

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