![]() ![]() It will be loved by girls everywhere, especially those aged 10+. Every character is essential to the story and I found it really difficult to put this book down. The story starts just as Liv’s mum, Rachel, is diagnosed with a terminal illness.Īlthough the main part of the story is sad, this book is beautifully written - you will laugh and cry and then smile again as Liv, her brother, and her parents cope with her Mum’s illness.Ī really difficult topic that is dealt with in the story with sensitivity, love and humour. Her most humiliating memories however, will never see the light of day unless she runs out of ideas for her next book. Liv is about to experience the most traumatic 12 months of her life… Some of the more embarrassing extracts from her childhood and teenage diaries are used as the diary entries in her debut novel, Dandelion Clocks. ![]() But I feel like there's something she's not telling me. They're really funny - and actually sort of helpful. Mum's suddenly started giving me life's vital lessons: how to make Bolognese sauce, how to put on make-up, how to make rules my brother can cope with. It is a beautifully moving book that touches on some very. What all these pictures have in common is they show how Mum lives every day - like it really, really matters. Dandelion Clocks is an absolutely stunning debut novel from new British talent Rebecca Westcott. ![]() I gather up the first collection of photographs of my mum and flick through. The books first chapter is headed Three Months After, so we know that something terrible has happened. ![]()
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