My Name is Yip: Shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize
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By Paddy Crewe
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Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the general store in Heron’s Creek, Georgia.
An uneventful life, until gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody, grievous crime forcing him to flee.
On the run, friendless and alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion. Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge.
And, as Yip and Dud’s odyssey takes them further into the unknown – via travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men – the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there if they ever return?
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