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Andrea Eames

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Andrea Eames was born in 1985. She was brought up in Zimbabwe, where she attended a Jewish school for six years, a Hindu school for one, a Catholic convent school for two and a half, and then the American International School in Harare for two years. Andrea's family moved to New Zealand in 2002. Andrea has worked as a bookseller and editor and now lives in Austin, Texas with her husband. Her first novel, The Cry of the Go-Away Bird, was published in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Award.

Books by Andrea Eames

The White Shadow

A young boy struggles to protect his mysterious and gifted younger sister in this suspenseful story set against the backdrop of the Zimbabwe War of Liberation. Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2012.

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The Cry of the Go-Away Bird

A fresh and gripping debut about growing up in Zimbabwe during the recent years of violent change.

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