A young boy coming of age in British-occupied Jerusalem trades away one possession after another, only to find something much more wonderful – his first love
When Soumchi, an eleven-year-old boy growing up just after World War II, receives a bicycle as a gift from his Uncle Zemach, he is overjoyed – even if it is a girl's bicycle.
Ignoring the taunts of other boys in his neighbourhood, he dreams of riding far away from them, out of the city and across the desert, toward the heart of Africa. But first he wants to show his new prize to his friend Aldo…
‘A lavishly gifted writer’ New York Times
- ISBN10 1473523672
- ISBN13 9781473523678
- Publish Date 15 September 2016 (first published October 1980)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Vintage Digital
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 96
- Language English