SuitabookAsylum
Rachel Anderson
- Reading
- Consider reading alongside the child, pausing around difficult or painful moments. Leave space to discuss whose perspective is being heard and what the ending means, which remains unclear.
- Themes
- Belonging and refuge: Sunday wants a democratic country respectful of human life, while Rosa wants safety away from bad things in the past; their perspectives frame questions about Britain and belonging. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Interconnected lives: Residents of a high-rise block facing demolition arrive from varied situations; their lives and stories interweave, change and affect one another. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Home under threat: The story is set in a high-rise block of flats that is about to be demolished, placing its interconnected residents in a setting of significant change. The threatened building is an important setting, but there is insufficient information to determine whether demolition is criticised, accepted or used mainly as narrative context.
- Worth knowing
- The book includes asylum seeking, difficult past experiences, human loss, painful outcomes and a high-rise block due for demolition. These subjects may feel emotionally weighty, despite moments of humour and happiness.