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'Everything changes for Aster the night her brother dies. Suddenly she's the only hope of the family, and instead of an early marriage to a boy from her small village in Pakistan, her parents decide to send her to the government high school in her brother's place. Aster is excited about this unexpected opportunity for a career, but, as a Christian, she is unprepared her for the difficulties of attending a Muslim school: her fellow students are far from welcoming and one of her teachers takes an instant dislike to her. One day, she is accused of intentionally making a spelling mistake to insult the holy prophet. Her teacher is incensed and accuses her of blasphemy. A violent crowd forms outside the school and Aster is taken to jail to be tried at a later date.
'A young social justice lawyer takes up her case, and Aster's Australian cousin, Maryam, starts an online campaign to free Aster. But will it be enough to save her?' (Publication summary)
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Learning to Find Themselves
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 21)
— Review of Cloudwish 2015 single work novel ; The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Truth About Peacock Blue
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2015; (p. 68)
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
Best Reads – End of Story
2015
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24) -
The Truth About Peacock Blue by Rosanne Hawke
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2015;
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Truth About Peacock Blue
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2015;
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel
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Review : The Truth about Peacock Blue
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 41)
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
[Review] The Truth about Peacock Blue
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 October 2015; (p. 27)
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Truth About Peacock Blue
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2015;
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
The Truth About Peacock Blue by Rosanne Hawke
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2015;
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Truth About Peacock Blue
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2015; (p. 68)
— Review of The Truth About Peacock Blue 2015 single work novel -
Best Reads – End of Story
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24)
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cPakistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,