Peter Quince was a fighter born and bred. Orphaned at a young age, he remembered an old woman saying that he was a bad one and would cause a lot of trouble in the world. Others claimed he had bad blood and it would show up sooner or later. But Bill Andrews felt a connection with the boy, took him ho
Beyond the Vapour Trail
β Scribed by Pierce, Brett
- Book ID
- 109554676
- Publisher
- Transit Lounge
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780995359420
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A two year old girl is abandoned on the streets of Ulaan Bataar with a bag of clothes and a note pinned to her: 'Please take care of me ...'Twelve year old Betty, alone looking after her dying mother, is kidnapped to become a child soldier ...An Australian aid worker finds himself off the tourist map confronted by the struggles of people in the developing world, across six continents. He discovers the inspirational and the beautiful; people and cultures responding to their changing landscape; the stories and courage of individuals who bring fresh perspectives to life. And so much that is just funny ...'A bold, humane and utterly readable book.' GEORGE NEGUS
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