In and out of the goldfishbowl is a first novel from a young rhondda writer depicting the hard brutal edges of childhood. The grown-ups fight, steal, get drunk, get arrested, and then give you a hard time for taking drugs.
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An outstanding young writer --The Times
A major new literary talent --Mario Basini
Part rant part confessional prose suggests Trezise is a force to be reckoned with --Buzz
A major new literary talent --Mario Basini
Part rant part confessional prose suggests Trezise is a force to be reckoned with --Buzz
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Grit is not fashionable in adult novels nowadays. Too much deprivation, abuse and alcohol without a touch of slick, ironic violence and the narrative begins to sound like a catalogue of "issues" to be stuffed, disguised as fiction, down the throats of pre-teens. Trezise's debut, the story of Rebecca growing up in unemployment-blighted Rhondda valley, has plenty of grit, peppered by neglect, rape and drugs. What makes this winner of the Orange Futures Prize work is Rebecca's own voice. She rants, she sulks, but she remains defiant and touchingly cynical. You guess immediately that she is a survivor. The Guardian
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Phil O'Sofa
Format:Paperback
This is the harrowing and apparently true story of a girl growing up in the run-down ex-mining region of South Wales at the end of the last century. This is what you get when one of the forgotten children from the lower end of society, product of a broken home, violent stepfather, drunken mother etc, has the intelligence and enough education to tell her story and tell it in a way that makes you want to keep reading. Powerful stuff. Everyone should read it.
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Format:Paperback
This book is as a first novel will leave the reader shocked and very amazed at what does still happen in this so called new age that we are now in. The book follows the life a young girl trying to grow up with almost the whole world against her. Once you pick this book up you won't be able to put it down again until you have finished and even then it will take time to digest what you have read. It is not really a book about Wales it's more about someone's experience of growing up, and will leave you feeling shocked and some of the things hidden inside its covers. However it is a very good book and does provoke a lot of feeling throughout.
By Zoe Clarke
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Loved it. Can't wait to read more titles by Rachel. So glad I picked this up. Renegade for life Missus.
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great read
One of the most 'real' books I've read. Any of Rachel Trezise is proving to be a great read. She writes with an easy style, nothing brassy, simple yet very effective at reaching... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Saxy22
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READABLE
I GAVE THIS BOOK THREE STARS AS I FOUND IT OKAY NOTHING FANTASTIC ABOUT IT ALTHOUGH A MODERATE READ. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Maxine
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Strange but good
it was a weird story to read and takes time to get it to it, but then all of sudden it rolls
Published 4 months ago by Michael McDonagh
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In and out of the goldfish bowl
Excellent book very easy read and once you start you will not be able to put it down....really enjoyed it!
Published 4 months ago by Lisa Richardson
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Unbelievably moving
A heart wrenching novel about the helplessness of modern youth in some situations, the uselessness of the social services we employ and the sheer ignorance of parents who are too... Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Franklin
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Once I picked this up I couldn't stop reading
I read this book in few hours. It is a harrowing and gritty story dealing with abuse, drugs, alcohol, violence and depression.
Published 5 months ago by Lisa
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Brilliant but poignant memoir!
This book is absolutely brilliant, insightful, but quite poignant. I'm glad I bought this book; and found it very interesting and inspirational. Highly recommended.
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