The Weight of Water

This book was a powerful dose of intensity based on something that is very prevalent in today's society. It goes in depth with issues that people go through every single day and offers a perspective that isn't often discussed and definitely should be.

It offers a stark reality into the lives of those that leave their home countries, for whatever reason it may be, and the heartbreak and difficulties that it can cause for everyone involved. It demonstrates the issues that people go through when trying to move into a country that is nothing like your own, where nobody speaks your native language and nobody seems to want to have anything to do with you. It demonstrates the harshness of people that surround you and how purely judgmental people can be and how that can take its toll on someone.

We travel through this intricate story with a young girl who is attempting to adjust to life in England and is trying to grapple with the effects of starting high school - a grade behind everyone else her age - and the difficulties that come with being the odd one out. She experiences extreme prejudice and goes through things that are unimaginable. Through this, though, an intense message of the importance of family is offered and the thorough importance is emphasised heavily.

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