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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- 2022-10-18
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