Barsakh [Paperback]

Emilie comes across as an ordinary girl; she worries about her looks, calories, and exercise. However, for her, food represents an everyday struggle, and it’s becoming difficult to hide it from her parents. Samuel is a young man from Ghana that embarks on a perilous journey to reach Europe, find work, and send money to his family. It’s what all of the boys his age do to leave poverty behind and forge a better future. They take the risk, knowing it could cost them their lives. Destiny forges a joint path between these two youths, while Emilie’s family is vacationing in the Gran Canary Island. Discover how their friendship will bind them together.Simon Strangeris a Norwegian author from Lilleaker, Oslo. He comes from a family of writers; he is the nephew of Hans Sande and the great-grandchild of Villa Thrap Whal. Simon is currently studying philosophy at the University of Oslo.A YA novel that addresses issues of hunger and impoverishment from two viewpoints: that of an anorexic Norwegian girl, and an African refugee boy.