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| Original Title: | My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece |
| ISBN: | 1409132889 (ISBN13: 9781409132882) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jamie Matthews, Jasmine Matthews, Sunya |
| Setting: | Lake District, Cumbria, England |
| Literary Awards: | Branford Boase Award (2012), Grampian Children’s Book Award Nominee (2013), Betty Trask Award (2012), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2012) |
Annabel Pitcher
Audio CD | Pages: 159 pages Rating: 4.01 | 12189 Users | 1552 Reviews
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| Title | : | My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece |
| Author | : | Annabel Pitcher |
| Book Format | : | Audio CD |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 159 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2011 by Orion Publishing Group |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Contemporary. Childrens. Middle Grade. Realistic Fiction |
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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. Everyone kept saying it would get better with time, but that's just one of those lies that grown-ups tell in awkward situations. Five years on, it's worse than ever: Dad drinks, Mum's gone and Jamie's left with questions that he must answer for himself. This is his story, an unflinchingly real yet heart-warming account of a young boy's struggle to make sense of the loss that tore his family apart.Rating Containing Books My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
Ratings: 4.01 From 12189 Users | 1552 ReviewsDiscuss Containing Books My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
A really easy, quick and enjoyable read. The title of this book is what attracted me to it - It sounds really intriguing and it gave me high expectations. The premise of the book was fantastic. The book actually deals with quite a few issues (racism, alcohol abuse, grief, family break-ups) through they weren't all so obvious. I found it a little difficult to get into the childish nature of the writing (The narrator is 10 year old Jamie), but after I got more used to it, I found it quite charmingMy sister Rose lives on the mantelpiece.Well, some of her does.A collarbone, two ribs, a bit of skull, and a little toe. This story follows ten-year-old Jamie, after one of his sisters died during a terrorist bombing, and the effects this has had within his family. His mother and father are separated, mother has found another lover, father has become a fervent Islamophobe, and his other sister Jas, lives in the shadow of Rose, the one that died. But Jamie meets a girl, a Muslim girl named Sunya,
An enjoyable and certainly important read.
Wow! I laughed, I cried (dammit!). What a wonderful book. I can not believe it is a debut novel. The writing is fantastic.The book is narrated by Jamie, a 10 year old, and the narration feels very "real", like he is simply sitting across from you telling you his story, with such innocence. And his story deals with some heavy topics; terrorism, racism, alcoholism, bullying and the deterioration of the family unit. This is an author worth following. I'm hooked. Next book please!
This is a bold, brilliantly written piece on family, loss and how to cope. Jamie Matthews is a 10-year old boy whose family has been ripped apart by tragedy. His sister Rose was killed in a terrorist bombing in London five years ago. Rose's twin, Jas, now lives totally in her shadow according to their parents, and Rose's ashes sit in an urn, almost taunting the Matthews family with her presence. Jamie's parents are a mess. His father is an alcoholic, raging against all Muslims for "killing" his
Lynda already wrote everything I want to say about the book and the author so read her review.My addition is to say what a wonderful pleasure it was listening to David Tennant read the story to me. He really made Jamie come alive.An exceptional story raised even higher by an exceptional performance in audio!
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece takes place five years after bombs went off in London killing 62 people. The story follows the aftermath of the family of the youngest victim, Rose, from the perspective of her now 10-year-old brother, Jamie. Jamie's parents, unable to deal with the blame and guilt they place on one another, have finally split up. Jamie and Jas, Rose's twin, move with their father out into the country. One benefit, according to their father, is to get away from Muslims. After
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