Elvezia's House
Alexandre Hmine
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UEA Publishing Project
30 April 2022
ISBN: 9781913861452
Paperback
36 pages
From the publisher
Translated by Elena Pala
IN THIS TOUCHING tale, a Moroccan boy is left in the care of Elvezia, an elderly Swiss widow who lives in an alpine village in the Ticino mountains. Through his tender childhood and teenage years, the boy grapples with the various challenges of puberty and racism while supported by the loving relationship of his adoptive mother, Elvezia, Helvetia – Switzerland.