How I Live Now meets Exodus – a startling YA dystopia that imagines London as the epicentre of the refugee crisis, from critically acclaimed author Clare Furniss.
Clare Furniss Libri
Questa autrice si addentra nelle profondità della psiche umana, esplorando le complessità delle relazioni interpersonali. Le sue opere sono caratterizzate da un acuto intuito sulle motivazioni dei personaggi e da un linguaggio magistrale che trascina il lettore nel cuore della storia. Attraverso scene meticolosamente elaborate e dialoghi carichi di emozioni, scopre verità universali sull'amore, la perdita e la ricerca di significato nella vita. La sua scrittura invita alla riflessione e lascia un'impressione duratura sul lettore.
A secret past. An uncertain future. An unforgettable journey that will reveal them both.
I always thought you'd know, somehow, if something terrible was going to happen. I thought you'd sense it, like when the air goes damp and heavy before a storm and you know you'd better hide yourself away somewhere safe until it all blows over. But it turns out it's not like that at all. There's no scary music playing in the background like in films. No warning signs. Not even a lonely magpie. One for sorrow, Mum used to say. Quick, look for another. The world can tip at any moment - a fact that fifteen-year-old Pearl is all too aware of when her Mum dies after giving birth to her baby sister. Told across the year following her mother's death, Pearl's story is full of bittersweet humour and heartbreaking honesty about how you deal with grief that cuts you to the bone, as she tries not only to come to terms with losing her Mum, but also the fact that her sister - The Rat - is a constant reminder of why her Mum is no longer around.
