book cover: “The Illegal”“The Illegal” is discounted through Sunday as the Campus Bookstore’s Book of the Week.

Plight of refugees subject of political novel

Like every boy on the mountainous island of Zantoroland, running is all Keita Ali has ever wanted to do. In one of the poorest nations in the world, running means respect. Running means riches—until Keita is targeted for his father’s outspoken political views and discovers he must run for his family’s survival.

Fast moving and compelling, Lawrence Hill’s novel The Illegal casts a satirical eye, urging readers to consider the plight of the unseen and the forgotten who live among us.

By the best-selling author of The Book of Negroes, The Illegal received the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media and was selected among the best books of 2015 by CBC, the Globe and Mail and the National Post.

Its latest honour is to be named Book of the Week by the Campus Bookstore. Listed at $34.99, The Illegal will sell for just $20.99 through February 14.