The Year of the Rat
of Clare Furniss
Description
Grappling with grief is hard enough without repeat visits from the deceased. Pearl deals with death, life, and family in this haunting, humorous, and poignant debut.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, Rose.Rose, who looks exactly like a baby rat, all pink, wrinkled, and writhing. This little Rat has destroyed everything, even ruined the wonderful relationship that Pearl had with her stepfather, the Ratâs biological father.Mum, though⊠Mumâs dead but she canât seem to leave. She keeps visiting Pearl. Smoking, cursing, guiding.Told across the year following her motherâs death, Pearlâs 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 mother, but also the fact that her sister â The Rat â is a constant reminder of why her mum is no longer around.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320 pages
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date April 24th 2014
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781471120275
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['United Kingdom']
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