Voices: Now or Never

A gripping adventure told from the perspective of a young Muslim soldier during the evacuation of Dunkirk. Bestselling author, Bali Rai, kicks off our exciting new series that will explore authentic and moving accounts of arrivals to Britain throughout history.

Voices: Now or Never - A Dunkirk Story brings a young soldier, Private Fazal Khan, from his home in India to the battlefields of the Second World War. Fazal's world is now focused on Company 32 and the animals he cares for in the midst of one of the most frightening times in history. And as he and his friends make their way to the beaches of
Dunkirk, Fazal must deal with even more than the terrors of a dangerous trek to reach the evacuation zone.

The discrimination from some of his fellow soldiers force Fazal to question his loyalty to a king from far beyond home whose people don't all see him as an equal.

Selling points

• Voices is an exciting new narrative non-fiction series about the unsung voices of our past.
• The series will showcase some of the UK's finest writers for young people.
• An authentic adventure about coming to the UK.
• Featuring a young Muslim soldier involved in Operation Dynamo at the evacuation of Dunkirk.
• A moving account of arrival based on real life.
• Bali Rai is the bestselling author of (Un)arranged Marriage and Rani and Sukh (Corgi).