{"id":6181,"date":"2023-11-19T15:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T15:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nerobookawards.com\/dummylocation\/?page_id=6181"},"modified":"2024-02-25T14:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T14:48:33","slug":"candy-gourlay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nerobookawards.com\/dummylocation\/candy-gourlay\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Gourlay – Wild Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WILD SONG
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Set in the early 1900s, Wild Song<\/em> tells the story of Luki: A headstrong teenager, who lives with her tribe, the Bontok, in the mountains of the Philippines. She is the fiercest hunter in her community, better even than her best friend Samkad. Expected to become a wife and a mother, Luki isn’t ready to give up her dream of becoming a warrior. When American soldier Tom Hunt \u2013 who has stayed behind after the U.S. purchases the Philippines as a colony \u2013 offers to take Luki to America to be part of the St Louis World Fair, she jumps at the chance to escape. However, arriving in America after a long and difficult journey, she discovers that instead of embarking on an exciting adventure, she and her companions are expected to humiliate themselves as exhibits in a human zoo, recreating their rituals and customs to entertain the American public. Luki must find a way to stay true to herself as she discovers Hunt\u2019s real, even darker motive for transporting her to America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A thrilling and tragic adventure, Wild Song<\/em> is vividly told from Luki\u2019s point of view as she relates her story to the spirit of her dead mother, with Candy Gourlay\u2019s writing immersing the reader in the extraordinary narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on real events, Wild Song <\/em>describes a dark and little-known chapter of history. Luki\u2019s story will inspire while also serving as a reminder of the ways people viewed as different, and \u2018less than\u2019 continue to be treated with contempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to know more? We\u2019ve created a reading guide for this book \u2013 just click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CANDY GOURLAY<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Candy Gourlay is a Filipino author based in London. Her debut novel Tall Story<\/em> won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Book Award in the Philippines. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for 13 prizes including the Blue Peter, the Waterstones Prize and the Branford Boase. When she\u2019s not blogging, Candy loves taking photographs and making videos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography \u00a9 Aashfaria A. Anwar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018<\/strong>This is an unflinching and uncompromising account of womanhood, racism and conformity – as well as simply being a rollicking good read.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urmi Merchant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GWEN & ART ARE
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BITTERTHORN
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THE SWIFTS
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