The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist
ISBN-10
1927443741
ISBN-13
9781927443743
Series
The Escape Artist
Category
East Indians
Language
English
Published
2015
Author
Anita Kushwaha

Description

The Escape Artist is the story of Nisha, a nine-year-old Indian-Canadian girl whose vivid imagination keeps her entertained in the loneliness she experiences as an only child and one of the few children in her neighbourhood. After her grandmother dies, her aunt Neela comes to live with Nisha and her parents. Neela suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder after having witnessed the death of her father when she was a girl. Neela and Nisha bond over their active imaginations, dreaming up adventures together in the room Neela all but refuses to leave - until an unexpected emergency.

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