Book cover
Pigeon relates the life of a disaffected teenager in a north wales village who is accused of killing his mother’s new (English and therefore foreign) partner. It is a story of loss, but also friendship (through Pigeon’s relationship with Iola, who is the narrator in alternate chapters), about language loss, but also language discovery.
Year of Release: 2016
Author(s): Alys Conran
Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28194710-pigeon
ISBN:
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Further comments for teachers:
Aimed at a market of 15+ years, but is likely to appeal to an adult readership too.
Also in Kindle format.