Description
In this reflective work, David Bowles explores life in two border towns, using their shifting landscapes and everyday encounters to illuminate what it means to live at the edge of nations, cultures, and identities. Through a high-level journey across communities shaped by migration, commerce, and local history, the book traces how borders influence belonging, language, and the stories people tell about themselves. With a keen eye for human detail and a thoughtful, place-driven sensibility, Bowles highlights themes of resilience, moral complexity, and the quiet negotiations that occur long before any official line is drawn. Part travel narrative and part social observation, it invites readers to consider how borders—both literal and emotional—shape the lives we share.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published Jan 1, 2021
40 pages
ISBN: 9780593111048
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First Published
2021
Language
eng
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