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Agabande, Rwanda, April 1994.
Life is simple but good. Pascal and his brother go to school with their friends, their parents work hard, their little sister is growing up, and on Sunday almost everyone they know goes to church. But lately, there have been whispers and suspicious glances around town. Messages of hate have been heard on the radio, and people are leaving… Then, in one awful night, Pascal’s ordinary life in the land of one thousand hills is turned upside down.
This multi-award winning book from one of Australia’s best writers for young people and a survivor of the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi, will grip you, leaving you breathless up to and beyond the last devastating page.
“One Thousand Hills engages readers of all ages. It transports them to another world that – while confronting – is utterly authentic and well worth the travel. This important and beautifully written story deserves to be widely read.”
Judges’ report, 2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.