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“Richardson has crafted a story that, while not new, is a necessary revision of what authors like Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood and Suzanne Collins have carved in the past. From Livingstone Academy, the dystopian residential school whose real counterparts played a pivotal role in Indigenous genocide, to the apartheid of the people in the Mainland and the Gutter that rings of centuries of slavery and violence, Richardson has put her own spin on a tale that is ubiquitous – and it’s shattering.
Richardson’s prose is simple and easy to read, making it accessible to readers of all ages, from young adult and up. Her subject matter and unrelenting storytelling are breathtaking and make Gutter Child a novel that will leave readers awed, broken and unable to look away.”
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