Akin
Akin by Emma Donoghue, published by Thorpe, Charnwood in 2020, is a novel that explores the unexpected bond between Noah and his eleven-year-old great-nephew, Michael. As Noah prepares for his first trip back to Nice since childhood, he is approached by a social worker seeking a temporary home for Michael. Despite having never met the boy, Noah reluctantly agrees to take him along, setting the stage for a journey filled with cultural clashes and personal revelations.
Throughout their trip, Noah and Michael navigate their differences, from food preferences to technology, while uncovering troubling aspects of their family’s past. This narrative delves into themes of family, connection, and the risks individuals take for their loved ones. As they confront their shared history, both characters begin to understand their relationship and the deeper ties that bind them. This edition contains 438 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to engage with the complexities of familial bonds and personal growth.
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“Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France. This odd couple, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, argue about everything from STEAK HACHE to screen time, and the trip is looking like a disaster. But as Michael’s ease with tech and sharp eye help Noah unearth troubling details about their family’s past, both of them come to grasp the risks that people in all eras have taken for their loved ones, and find they are more akin than they know as they unpick their painful story and begin a new one together.” –Publisher’s description.
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