The Earth Hums in B Flat [Paperback]

'I loved this debut, which manages to give a young girl's narrative an authentically quirky aspect, without ever resorting to cutesiness or cosiness ... Strachan eschews whimsy for reality in a beautifully written story about growing up.' Independent on Sunday

A warm and touching, but blessedly unsentimental, novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

An assured debut novel, this is a compelling page-turner for all ages. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Strachan's prose is pitch perfect. A gorgeous debut. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

An impressive and wonderfully absorbing debut, which evokes the atmosphere of a small Welsh town with wit and precision.
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Gwenni Morgan is not like any other girl in this small Welsh town. Inquisitive, bookish and full of spirit, she can fly in her sleep and loves playing detective. So when a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, and no one seems to be asking the right questions, Gwenni decides to conduct her own investigation. She records everything she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences of finding out, for Gwenni, her family and her community?

Mari Strachan has been immersed in books all her life. She has worked as a librarian in academic, school, public, private and prison libraries. She has also been a book reviewer, researcher, translator, copy writer and web editor. She and her husband live part-time on a tiny smallholding in the hills of Ceredigion, West Wales, and part-time on a narrowboat on the Grand Union Canal in London, where much of The Earth Hums in B Flat was written.