'A shocking, refreshingly different coming-of-age story' The Times Children's Book of the Week'A powerhouse of a novel' The Observer'Confirms Gourlay as a brilliantly accomplished and original historical novelist' The Guardian Books of the Month'[Gourlay's] sparse and feathery prose has an almost mesmeric quality - and succeeds in building a beautiful story out of harrowing events' The Telegraph, five-star reviewThe year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn't ready to give up her dream to become a hunter.When her tribe are offered a journey to America to be part of the St. Louis World's Fair, Luki will discover that the land of opportunity does not share its possibilities equally . . .
