Jason Wallace talked to children at Canons High School about his experiences writing the book
A PRIZE-WINNING author spoke to youngsters in Edgware about his book describing life in Zimbabwe under the regime of Robert Mugabe.
Jason Wallace talked to children at Canons High School, in Shaldon Road, on Tuesday afternoon about his experiences writing the book.
Mr Wallace's novel, Out of Shadows, won the Costa Children's Book of the Year for 2010 - previous winners include Harry Potter writer JK Rowling.
Set in Zimbabwe in the Eighties, the novel depicts the aftermath of the brutal war of independence, and follows the fortunes of a British boy who becomes friends with a racist white bully who seeks revenge against the new regime.
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