Angel cake by Cathy Cassidy

Author:Cathy Cassidy [Cathy Cassidy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Jeunesse
ISBN: 9780141325187
Published: 2009-06-08T22:00:00+00:00

It turns out that Dad’s business partner, Yuri, has pulled out of the business and gone back to the Ukraine, leaving Dad with one big tangle of bills, debts and complaints.

‘It’s the recession,’ Dad tries to explain. ‘All across Europe, the boom times are over. Ukrainians, Poles, Latvians, all are heading home to their own countries, their families. Our workforce is half what it was. Some of the firms we worked for have folded… nobody knows who to trust. I’m using the last of our savings to help keep the business afloat. It’s a mess. And with Yuri gone, there’s only me to sort it.’

‘We’ll be OK, Anya,’ Mum says, but I’m not sure she believes it. ‘I can work extra shifts at the hotel, keep us going until things pick up.’

‘What if things don’t pick up?’ I ask.

‘If they don’t…’ Mum’s voice trails away, and Dad puts his head in his hands.

‘If the business fails, we have no choice,’ he says. ‘We must go home to Krakow.’

My heart freezes.

Not so very long ago, of course, that was all I wanted, but things are different now. Liverpool is no dream, but it’s not a nightmare, either. I guess I’m starting to see the place as it really is. I’m getting the hang of the language, coping better at school, starting to settle in. And I have friends, good friends, special friends.

I don’t know where home is any more, but I don’t think it’s Krakow.

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