The M Word

ISBN-13: 9781408871577 / Angielski

Brian Conaghan

Opis

From Costa Award-winner Brian Conaghan comes an unforgettable novel about grief and healing that is full of humour, warmth, love, sadness and perseverance

Moya. The M Word. Whisper it. Conceal it. But please, never mention it ...Maggie Yates talks to her best mate Moya every day.She tells her about Maggie's mum losing her job. She tells her that Mum's taken to not opening the curtains and crying in secret. And she tells her about how she plans to cheer Mum up - find her a fella with a bit of cash to splash.Moya is with her every step of the way. You're surfing a rainbow if you think someone like that exists round here, she smiles. But I'll help.But at the back of her mind Maggie knows that Mum's crying is more than sadness. That there are no easy fixes. And that Moya's not really there. Because though she talks to her every day, Moya died months ago ...An unforgettable novel about grief and healing from Costa and Irish Book Award-winner Brian Conaghan.

Recenzje

The M Word delivered everything I expect from Conaghan: searingly inventive language; characters with their emotional dials turned all the way up; a journey through real-world trauma that feels authentic and really connects. And add funny to that list - properly, genuinely funny. A welcome addition to an already-outstanding body of work Martin Stewart, author of Riverkeep

O autorze

Brian Conaghan lives and works in the Scottish town of Coatbridge. He has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow, and worked as a teacher for many years. His novel When Mr Dog Bites was shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal. The Bombs That Brought Us Together won the 2016 Costa Children's Book Award, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers won the 2018 Irish Book Award for Teen/YA Book of the Year, and We Come Apart, a verse novel co-authored with Carnegie Medal-winner Sarah Crossan, won the 2018 UKLA Book Award. Cardboard Cowboys, Brian's first middle-grade novel, published in 2021 and is full of his trademark heart, humour and crackling dialogue. Swimming on the Moon is his second middle-grade novel.@ConaghanAuthor