Publisher: Orion Children's Books

Publication date: 14/08/2012

ISBN: 9781780621869

Formats available:
Paperback, eBook

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

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Ten-year-old Jamie hasn’t cried since it happened. He knows he should have: Jasmine cried; Mum cried; Dad still cries. Roger didn’t, but then he is just a cat and didn’t know Rose that well, really.

Five years after the terrorist attack, life is worse than ever. Dad drinks. Mum’s gone. And Jamie’s left with questions that he must answer for himself.

WINNER OF THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2012

SHORTLISTED FOR SEVERAL MAJOR NATIONAL AWARDS

WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2015

FILM RIGHTS SOLD

It's funny. It's truthful. It lives off the page. It has a warmth you can bask in; an honesty you can cut with a knife

The Guardian

Brilliantly observed and packing a huge emotional punch, this impressive debut manages to be heartbreaking, poignant and hilariously funny, and quite unputdownable

The Bookseller

Heartbreaking and funny in near equal measure ... Emotionally charged, this is a wonderful, touching story that never slips into worthiness

The Observer

This is a fine debut novel. Truthful, clear-eyed and wise

The Daily Telegraph

This is a warm-hearted, funny tale ... Painfully honest and beautifully written, you will devour it

Cosmopolitan

A compelling and courageous novel

Jenny Downham – author of Before I Die

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