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An Act of Love
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Crackling with tension, a timely, Carnegie-nominated thriller which explores the consequences of the war on terror on two young lives

Childhood friends Chris and Imran celebrate the millenium as inseparable blood brothers, both seven years old. But by 2011 their lives have taken very different paths. One has joined the Army and served in Afghanistan, while the other is a potential jihad recruit. They are no longer friends, and there are bitter wounds between them which remain unhealed. Will their childhood bond be strong enough to overcome an extremist plot? In a highly-charged, honest, and life affirming story told in flashbacks from both Chris and Imran's viewpoint, this novel cleverly explores the very real issue of terrorism that affects everyone today.

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Alan Gibbons is a former schoolteacher and the author of The Demon Assassin and Witch Breed. He has won many awards and has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
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"Gibbons clarifies but never simplifies the issues involved. The least escapist thriller imaginable, and yet as exciting, and often as much fun as Horowitz."  —Telegraph "The complexities of racial tension are sensitively explored...This will certainly provoke conversation about friendship, war, and how socities should deal with prejudice." —School Library Journal "Utterly gripping, honest and courageous. . . . We need more books like this."  —Bookbag"Gibbons' ambitious, suspenseful novel artfully and dramatically examines both sides of the political turmoil and xenophobia that erupted in England in the wake of 9/11. Chris and Imran are both fully realized, multidimensional characters about whom readers will care as the young men's lives are threatened by war and terrorism." —Booklist
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