My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
Winner of the 2012 Branford Boase Award, this is Annabel Pitcher''s stunning debut about ten-year-old Jamie, and the way his life and his family are shaped by the sister in an urn on the mantelpiece.
Five years ago, Jamie''s sister, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His family is torn apart by their grief. His mum runs away. His dad turns to drink and hate. Rose''s surviving twin sister Jasm...
Winner of the 2012 Branford Boase Award, this is Annabel Pitcher''s stunning debut about ten-year-old Jamie, and the way his life and his family are shaped by the sister in an urn on the mantelpiece.
Five years ago, Jamie''s sister, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His family is torn apart by their grief. His mum runs away. His dad turns to drink and hate. Rose''s surviving twin sister Jasm...
