- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Impress Books (1 Jun 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 095562391X
- ISBN-13: 978-0955623912
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.4 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 959,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Vivid, visceral, courageous writing that dares to give a voice to the excluded.' --Maggie Gee, author
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The haunting and beautifully crafted tale of a girl's feral childhood in 1960s Lancashire, and her friend Jack's search for the missing homeless adult she becomes. Piecing together diaries, medical notes and media reports, Jack's quest ultimately leads him to re-examine his own history and abondoned identity. Powerful and thought-provoking, this debut novel uses unique language and devices to challenge perceptions of homelessness, identity and exclusion in modern society.
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This review is from: Consider the Lilies (Paperback)
A thought provoking novel that leaves you wanting to know more about Vicky and Jack. The narrative devices are well thought out and the settings, particularly those in rural Lancashire are true to life. The real power of the novel is the challenge to the readers sensibilities of what it means to live outside society.
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winner of the 2007 Impress Prize for new writers,
This review is from: Consider the Lilies (Paperback)
The author writes with feeling and sensitivity, breathing life into the characters. A gifted writer, who has created images that remain with the reader long after the last page has been read.
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Gripping,
By Julie Power "Power" (Liverpool) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Consider the Lilies (Paperback)
This is a story that will really stay in your mind. It's bold and challenging, experimenting with language and layout but at the same time it's an intensely gripping read. Carol Fenlon really cares about Vicky, the half-wild child raised in a shed, and her protector Jack, who can never come to terms with his own past.
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