The Dependant's Tale

Description

This story is taken from Refugee Tales - modelled on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the second volume of Refugee Tales sets out to communicate the experiences of those who, having sought asylum in the UK, find themselves indefinitely detained. In these stories, poets and novelists create a space in which the stories of those who have been detained can be safely heard, a space in which hospitality is the prevailing discourse and listening becomes an act of welcome. This tale is a retrospective story, told by someone who experienced indefinite detention as a young child, to award-winning author Marina Lewycka.