RUN FOR YOUR LIFE BY JANE MITCHELL

THE LITTLE ISLAND PUBLICATIONS​

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Cover Illustration for 'Run For Your Life' by award-winning Irish writer Jane Mitchell, published by The Little Island Publications, Ireland. The book has been shortlisted for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2023 and explores Direct Provision, Ireland’s asylum-seeker accommodation system. The book is endorsed by Amnesty International (Ireland) as contributing to a better understanding of human rights and the values that underpin them. 10% of the profits from the book will go to the Save The Children's foundation to help children fleeing violence in Ukraine.

The book cover reflects the two world the protagonist found herself juggling between, One, the home she left behind and one that she was trying to make.

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So excited to see the beautiful cover for my new book! Thank you to Wajeeha for the amazing design, and to Dubray Books and Little Island Books - The author Jane Mitchell, Twitter

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Azari’s life has been split in two and the halves are as different as lemons and mangoes. Running links the two parts of her life: sometimes when she runs it is because she wants to, because she feels strong and free. But sometimes it is because she has no other choice. When Azari and her mother flee for their lives to Ireland they are put in a Direct Provision Centre. They must share a room with a stranger, eat food they don’t know the name of and answer intrusive questions from authorities.

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Digital Illustration
Year 2022