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My strange shrinking parents

by Zeno Sworder

This illustrated fable depicts the sacrifices made by migrant parents to provide their child with a better life in a new land. It explores the challenges of cultural displacement and the nature of parental love.

Accession 27522 ISBN 9781760761233 Publisher Thames & Hudson
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