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Annoying myself here. I‘m bailing on this, at least for the time being.

It‘s a great premise. Danny overstays his Visa in Australia, & is living/working as ‘an illegal‘. His status affects everything- including whether to the police when one of his former cleaning clients is murdered.

I may try again in print one day- I‘d like to know how the story plays out. But I‘m not hooked enough to deal with another 6 hours of Danny‘s musings on audio.

One of the clients Danny previously cleaned house for has been murdered and he is thinks he knows who killed her. The problem? He is an undocumented immigrant in Sydney and the possible murderer knows it. This is a great exploration of the realities of daily life for an undocumented person woven through with a cat and mouse game. And the ending is perfect. Really good and certainly topical.

Great on audiobook! By the author of The White Tiger. An immigrant has information about a murder and struggles with whether or not to tell the police and risk deportation. #audiobook

Different from any other book I've read, as it was like living inside someone else's head for a day. Taking place in Sydney, Danny is having an internal debate over whether to call into a hotline with information on a recent murder. He worries that doing so will get him deported.

This story opens your eyes to the struggle of living in constant worry, always looking over your shoulder, waiting for your whole life to be pulled out from under you.

“If someone is denied rights, do they still maintain responsibilities?”
A clever #satire written by Booker winner Aravind Adiga. Danny enters Australia on a student visa only to discover his university is a scam. Choosing to stay in the country without attending school is considered illegal & if caught he will face deportation. Danny, honest & hardworking becomes a house cleaner constantly staying one step ahead of the legal system.👇🏽

Another #ARC available for publication next week. I‘m at the 33% mark. The premise is excellent but so far the execution is missing the mark. Danny, an “illegal” from SriLanka is living in Sydney, he thinks he has crucial information regarding a murder. But by coming forward he will leave the safety of “invisibility” and risk being deported. What to do?

I will start by saying that this is an extremely well written story. With all the talk of books and the immigrant stories, I beg you try this one. However there is one caveat, this is not the American immigrant story, this memorable story takes place in Australia where they have some of the more stricter immigration laws.

For my full review, please visit my blog at: http://obsessedbookaholic.com/2020/01/27/amnesty-book-review/

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