From one of the most exciting new voices of the year, a heart-warming, poignant and powerful debut about the friends we remember and the ones we are forced to forget.
Mahsuda Snaith is the winner of the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2014 and Bristol Short Story Prize 2014, and a finalist in the Mslexia Novel Writing Competition 2013. She lives in Leicester where she leads writing workshops and teaches part-time in primary schools. Mahsuda is a fan of reading (obviously) and crochet (not so obviously). This is her first novel.
An original and affecting coming-of-age novel ... Snaith's
clear-eyed depiction of estate life at the turn of the millennium
resists cliches
*The Observer*
Written in clear yet multi-layered prose ... a vibrant portrayal of
estate life in the late nineties and an affecting story of
friendship, dealing with pain, grief and coming-of-age in a
single-parent family. While those big themes pervade, it’s the
minutiae of life in Ravine’s and Amma’s flat that bring welcome
humour, like her descriptions of Amma in her sari and white
trainers, cleaned daily with vinegar and lemon ... It’s an
original, heartfelt read that will appeal as much to children of
the nineties and noughties as it will readers of any age excited by
a new British talent.
*Independent*
Snaith has a delightfully fresh voice and vividly conveys the
claustrophobic nature of Ravine's situation as the mystery of what
happened ten years earlier is gradually revealed.
*Fanny Blake*
Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage... one of the
most brilliant summer beach reads ... a promising debut
*Red*
A powerful debut ... told with warmth and humanity, this is a novel
that shines because the characters feel so human and their plights
feel so real
*CultureFly*
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