by Michael Williams · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781848530836
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«Now Is the Time for Running» is Michael Williams's young adult novel, published by Tamarind in paperback (233 pages, in English).
When soldiers attack their village in Zimbabwe, Deo flees with Innocent, his older brother with a mental disability; they carry only a leather soccer ball stuffed with money. On the run they encounter prejudice, poverty and tragedy, and it is soccer that restores their hope.
Published in 2012 and set between Zimbabwe and South Africa, the novel addresses the exile of refugees, political violence and the bond between two brothers.
Suitable for young and adult readers interested in socially conscious fiction, fraternal bonds and soccer as a symbol of hope.
Michael Williams is an American author. He is known as an author of Dragonlance novels.
