![]() ![]() Melati Ahmad looks like your typical movie-going, Beatles-obsessed sixteen-year-old. She fights to survive in order to save her mother. The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf (9781534426092) - PaperBack. Her constant mental health suffering, and the association with an internal demon, the Djinn, make Mel a very tortured character. She then struggles internally as she moves along in her journey, always thinking of ways she could have saved her friend. Melati and Saf are taken hostage, but Mel was saved. At one point in the story, she and best friend, Saf go to the movies where they witness the horror of violent riot. The Weight of Our Sky explores Mel’s internal and external battles at length throughout. I think that many will resonate with how Melati struggles with her life because of her mental health, and how she feels she must hide her issues from other people due to fear. ![]() ![]() The author handled the sensitive topic with great awareness and accuracy. As a result, those with mental illness were mistreated and often labeled as ‘crazy’. superstitions and stigmas surrounding the issue were commonly believed. ![]() Mental health was not a priority in 1969, when the story takes place. A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to. They grow strong and gorgeous, and they bloom. Buy The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf for 18.99 at Mighty Ape Australia. Jasmine flowers are so pale, so delicate … you’d think they couldn’t survive in this relentless tropical heat. Di mana bumi di pijak disitu langit dijunjung happens to be the core backbone of the Young-Adult novel that took Malaysia and the entire world by storm, The Weight of Our Sky, that is written by polished author Hanna Alkaf. ![]()
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