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Children at the Gate Kindle Edition

by Lynne Reid Banks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
A literary masterpiece from the author of The L-Shaped Room. Perfect for fans of Ali Smith, Jeanette Winterson and Deborah Levy.

Can love set Gerda free from her past?

Israel, 1960s



Following the breakdown of her marriage and the tragic death of her young son, Gerda Shaffer has exiled herself to one of the poorest areas of Israel.

Struggling to find a purpose in life, she has fallen into a desperate cycle of drink and depression.

Her only friend is Kofi, an itinerant Arab house-painter.

Kofi, with the help of his charming half-Jewish daughter Hanna, gradually brings Gerda back from the brink.

And when he offers Gerda the chance to adopt a desperate orphan, hope floods into her heart.

But moving forward is never easy. And soon devastating events will conspire against Gerda’s new beginning…

Children at the Gate is a heart-breaking story of love, loss, Jewish identity and prejudice in a country on the brink of war.
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    January 30, 2020
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About the Author

Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author of books for both children and adults. Her classic children’s novel, The Indian in the Cupboard, has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London and has worked as an actress, writer, and TV news reporter.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084D5GSTQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (January 30, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 329 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1913335674
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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Lynne Reid Banks

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Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel 'The Indian in the Cupboard' has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, 'The L-Shaped Room', was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write. Lynne says that writing for children comes much more easily than writing for adults. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He has worked as an art director at an advertising agency, a graphic designer, a cartoonist, a teacher, a film maker and as a Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic.

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  • DreamrKate
    5.0 out of 5 stars Can't miss with Lynne Reid Banks, one of the GREAT storytellers!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
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    Have always loved Lynne Reid Banks. I had this book years ago, loaned it out and never got it back. It was definitely worth another read!
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  • sam
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2020
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    There’s no denying that Reid Banks is a craft woman with words. This story about a broken woman who takes in broken children to heal, is not without flaws though. If you don’t like reading about neurotic characters then this won’t be for you. Also the protagonist is often quite unlikable and makes at least one questionable choice (although that might make her character more interesting) the supporting characters for the majority of the book aren’t very interesting (IMO) then towards the end there’s a couple who have such a great back story, but unfortunately we don’t spend a lot of time with them. The settings of the book are so well written that I was there in sweaty steaming passageways and hopeless smoke filled rooms and if I was interrupted when reading it felt quite jarring to come back to reality
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  • Pam.
    3.0 out of 5 stars This book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2020
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    I found it long and drawn out, although as it went on I started to enjoy it. Bot for me
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