Author(s): Emma Craigie

YA Fiction

The cutter came last night. I recognised her: her black clothes, her narrow face and the yellow whites of her eyes. 15 year old Zahra has lived in England most of her life, but she is haunted by memories of her early childhood: the warm sun and loud gunfire of the home her family escaped, and aching memories of her older sister. It is hard to make sense of everything that happened, and it feels impossible to talk about, but when three visitors arrive unexpectedly for tea Zahra realises that the dangers of the past could still destroy her. What Was Never Said is the powerful story of a girl navigating the threats from her past and the dangers of her new world; a tale of surviving loss and overcoming fears from the Carnegie nominated author of Chocolate Cake with Hitler.