
Storm
Nicola Skinner(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 2. April 2020
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-00-829532-5 (ISBN)
Description
The extraordinarily moving, funny and original new novel from the author of the rapturously acclaimed BLOOM.
"You were born raging, Frances Frida Ripley. That's what happens when you're born in a storm."
Frances's parents were not prepared for her birth: they had a blanket and an easel and some paint, but not anything useful, like a car or a phone. So it's no wonder Frankie has always had a temper. She was born on a BEACH, in a STORM.
What Frances was not prepared for was dying in a freak natural disaster that wiped out her whole town.
Waking up 100 years later, Frances finds a whole load of new things to be angry about. And that's before the visitors start turning up, treating her home like it's a tourist attraction. Which it is.
Only there are worse people out there than tourists... and they're coming for Frankie.
Frankie is about to discover that there are things more important than herself - and that anger has its uses. Because when you have a storm inside you - sometimes the only thing to do is let it out...
"You were born raging, Frances Frida Ripley. That's what happens when you're born in a storm."
Frances's parents were not prepared for her birth: they had a blanket and an easel and some paint, but not anything useful, like a car or a phone. So it's no wonder Frankie has always had a temper. She was born on a BEACH, in a STORM.
What Frances was not prepared for was dying in a freak natural disaster that wiped out her whole town.
Waking up 100 years later, Frances finds a whole load of new things to be angry about. And that's before the visitors start turning up, treating her home like it's a tourist attraction. Which it is.
Only there are worse people out there than tourists... and they're coming for Frankie.
Frankie is about to discover that there are things more important than herself - and that anger has its uses. Because when you have a storm inside you - sometimes the only thing to do is let it out...
Reviews / Votes
'Nicola Skinner is a uniquely brilliant voice in children's books; clever, funny and insightful.' Anna James, author of Pages and Co.'Hugely inventive' Independent
'Funny, moving and surprising, told with real wisdom and heart' Bookseller
'Surprising and endearing' Daily Mail
Praise for BLOOM:
'A cracking debut... fresh and fun' Times Children's Book of the Week
'Delightful... Humorous, original...' Amanda Craig, New Statesman
'A gorgeous debut... assured, funny, compelling' Guardian
'Original, surprising and wonderfully surreal' The Bookseller
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 years
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-829532-5 (9780008295325)
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Persons
As a freelance journalist and copywriter, Nicola Skinner has written for the Guardian, The Pool and many national magazines. Her first novel for children, Bloom, was published in 2019 to much critical acclaim. Storm is her second novel.
Nicola lives in Bristol with her family.
Nicola lives in Bristol with her family.