‘The publicity for the book says it was inspired by the many inequalities that exist in our world, and for me the allegories with Palestine are clear.’ Photo: Book cover of Children of the Stone City, by Beverley Naidoo
Children of the Stone City, by Beverley Naidoo
Review by Sharen Green
by Beverley Naidoo
6th January 2023
Two young siblings use music to resist the authorities, who mistreat and oppress them. Little sister Leila plays Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on her flute, to let her brother know his family is in the overcrowded military court. There, handcuffed and shackled, he’s being led off to solitary confinement.
