Some Things That Stay
Sarah Willis(Author)
Piatkus Books (Publisher)
Published on 28. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7499-3257-2 (ISBN)
Description
'If Brenda passes her math test, it will definitely be a miracle. On the scale of one to ten, I'll give it an eight. I'm going to add them all up. When they hit a hundred, I'll believe in God. But I'm going to deduct some points for making my mon sick. I figure if there is a god, He'll prove himself, even if I stack the deck' Tamara Anderson's father is a landscape artist who quickly tires of the scenery, so every year her family seeks out new locations for his inspiration. But when the Andersons move to a farmhouse in Sherman, New York, in the spring of 1954, it begins to work a strange magic on fifteen-year-old Tamara. And while the girl-next-door tries to introduce the Anderson children to religion, the boy-next-door is equally keen to introduce Tamara to sex. But then her mother is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Tamara has to struggle with her fear of losing her and her anger at being left in charge of two younger siblings, while her father becomes increasingly distant, escaping into the world of his art.
Reviews / Votes
"'Convincing, memorable... quietly defiant' New York Times Book Review 'A luminous, impressive debut' Publishers Weekly 'Quirky and believable... consistently compelling' Los Angeles Times"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
212 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7499-3257-2 (9780749932572)
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Schweitzer Classification