The First Stone 9781770095984 So when Felix starts at

So when Felix starts at a new school

He reveals the skills that kept him safe working undercover in Northern Ireland

But the whale is real and it brings a message for him – a message to tell to the whole world

Her daughter is looking for help in dangerous places

Petina Gappah crosses the barriers of class

The First Stone 9781770095984 So when Felix starts atThis bitter old spinster, who teaches at the local in a village not far from London, is regarded as a resentful marm. Life for Charlie becomes unbearable in her new surroundings, except for her friendship with Billy, the boy who is working next door. But Charlies frustration and boredom are relieved by the arrival of a fugitive from justice in the form of Marta, a vulnerable, pregnant and emotionally abused wife, who hides in Sophies tool shed and is