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The price of two sparrows, Christy Collins ; narrated by Casey Withoos

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The price of two sparrows, Christy Collins ; narrated by Casey Withoos

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The price of two sparrows

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Responsibility statement

Christy Collins ; narrated by Casey Withoos

Summary

Heico is an ornithologist fighting a losing battle to protect the birds in his beachside suburb. When a journalist asks for comment on a planned development, Heico exaggerates his reports on how many migratory birds use the site. Soon it is revealed that the proposed building is a mosque, and he finds himself embroiled in community resistance to the project. Still, he refuses to back down. Nahla, Heico's house cleaner, is trying to find her place in a new country and a new marriage. Isolated and lonely, she sees the mosque as a symbol of what she hopes to find in Australia: community, familiarity, acceptance. But as resistance to the project intensifies, she must summon the courage and the language to claim her space in this new life

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