The cover page of the book "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo. It shows a little girl squatting on the ground in front of a pond filled with what looks like dirty water. Behind the pond is a slum-looking area with a backdrop of high rises.
🙏🙏🙏 #GatherRound was a delight! As feature, I read novel excerpts abt children in 3 countries: #India #England #USA Curious? Selected works: @alanparry83.bsky.social bit.ly/41ln7cS #KatherineBoo bit.ly/3QEbuZG #AliceHoffman bit.ly/4ik2SmL #PhynnecabularyPresents #read #share #novels #cnf #fiction
"Even people who can’t speak have their own voices, & they have them whether or not we reporters pull near." #katherineboo H/t @beccarosen
