Description
Family isn't a word, it's game with too many players. Lou's world is changing, breaking down, chaos is seeping in. Dad is having an affair, Mum has 'an episode', nan's communicating with angels, brother Mikey, struggling with his sexuality, covers every kitchen surface with cakes, her friend Faith discovers the importance of Nietzsche and Fleetwood Mac, then Mikey disappears... Emily Critchley's touching, unsettling and darkly hilarious novel is a hymn to the absurdity and surreal undercurrents that lie beneath ordinary suburban lives.
Promotion by Sue Amaradivakara of Pr Collective and Nina Douglas PR. Told by a narrator on the autistic spectrum. Vivid, larger than life characters from 'ordinary families' that readers will recognise. Sharp, humorous and touching. Makes you laugh and cry. Present tense narrative. Accessible but beautifully written.
About the Author
Emily Critchely grew up in Essex. She left school at sixteen and worked in various shops and call centres where she jotted down ideas for short stories and poems on scraps of till roll. She moved to Brighton in 2012, then London in 2013 where she studied Creative Writing at London Metropolitan graduating with a first.
Reviews
'This exceptional debut is the compelling, sharply observed story of a family in crisis told, in an understated narrative voice reminiscent of Mark Haddon or Harper Lee, by 13-year-old Lou, who is on the autism spectrum.' The Sunday Times. 'A warm, witty and moving look at one complicated family and the girl at the heart of it. Full of sincerity, intelligence and hope.' Anna James, A CASE FOR BOOKS. 'Brilliantly observed.' Julia Bell, author of THE DARK LIGHT. 'A Talent to watch.' Sunny Singh, author of HOTEL ARCADIA.' An outstanding book about the nature of identity.' LINDAS BOOK BAG
Book Information
ISBN 9781911427070
Author Emily Critchley
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Everything with Words
Publisher Everything with Words
Promotion by Sue Amaradivakara of Pr Collective and Nina Douglas PR. Told by a narrator on the autistic spectrum. Vivid, larger than life characters from 'ordinary families' that readers will recognise. Sharp, humorous and touching. Makes you laugh and cry. Present tense narrative. Accessible but beautifully written.
About the Author
Emily Critchely grew up in Essex. She left school at sixteen and worked in various shops and call centres where she jotted down ideas for short stories and poems on scraps of till roll. She moved to Brighton in 2012, then London in 2013 where she studied Creative Writing at London Metropolitan graduating with a first.
Reviews
'This exceptional debut is the compelling, sharply observed story of a family in crisis told, in an understated narrative voice reminiscent of Mark Haddon or Harper Lee, by 13-year-old Lou, who is on the autism spectrum.' The Sunday Times. 'A warm, witty and moving look at one complicated family and the girl at the heart of it. Full of sincerity, intelligence and hope.' Anna James, A CASE FOR BOOKS. 'Brilliantly observed.' Julia Bell, author of THE DARK LIGHT. 'A Talent to watch.' Sunny Singh, author of HOTEL ARCADIA.' An outstanding book about the nature of identity.' LINDAS BOOK BAG
Book Information
ISBN 9781911427070
Author Emily Critchley
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Everything with Words
Publisher Everything with Words
