
Spilled water
Award winning fiction, General fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service. Lu Si-yan is just eleven when sold by her Uncle. Nearly two years will pass before she can get back home to her… mother and brother. Portrays the life of a young girl in China, a young girl whose life is said to be like 'spilled water' - a waste. Winner 2004 Smarties Book Prize Gold Award. Grades 3-6. 2004.
Title Details
ISBN
9780747564164
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Copyright Date
2004
Book number
2418166
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Liz Sutherland
Duration
4 hours 40 minutes 44 seconds
Audio producer
BBC Audiobooks ; 2006.