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Item Details
Title:
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UNBECOMING
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By: |
Jenny Downham |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£14.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1910200646 |
ISBN 13: |
9781910200643 |
Publisher: |
DAVID FICKLING BOOKS |
Pub. date: |
3 September, 2015 |
Description: |
A new and truly powerful novel from internationally bestselling Jenny Downham, author of Before I Die. Spanning three generations of women in one family, Jenny sensitively addresses dementia, single motherhood and teenage angst. |
Synopsis: |
Three women - three secrets - one heart-stopping story. Katie, seventeen, in love with someone whose identity she can't reveal.Her mother Caroline, uptight, worn out and about to find the past catching up with her. Katie's grandmother, Mary, back with the family after years of mysterious absence and 'capable of anything', despite suffering from Alzheimers. As Katie cares for an elderly woman who brings daily chaos to her life, she finds herself drawn to her. Rules get broken as allegiances shift. Is Mary contagious? Is 'badness' genetic? In confronting the past, Katie is forced to seize the present. As Mary slowly unravels and family secrets are revealed, Katie learns to live and finally dares to love.Funny, sad, honest and wise, Unbecoming is a celebration of life, and learning to honour your own stories. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
David Fickling Books |
Prizes: |
Short-listed for "The Bookseller" YA Book Prize 2016 |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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Book Level : 4.7
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 18
Quiz number : 230208
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