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9%OFFG. R. Gemin - Cowgirl - 9780857632814 - V9780857632814
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Cowgirl

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Description for Cowgirl Paperback. Growing up on the embattled Mawr Estate in South Wales, all Gemma sees are burglaries, muggings, sadness and boredom. With a dad in prison and a mum who has given up hope, she, like everyone around her, is holding on to memories of the times when happiness wasn't so hard to find. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: YFB; YFN. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.

Growing up on the embattled Mawr Estate in South Wales, all Gemma sees are burglaries, muggings, sadness and boredom. With a dad in prison and a mum who has given up hope, she, like everyone around her, is holding on to memories of the times when happiness wasn't so hard to find. When her search for the scene of a perfect childhood day takes her up into the surrounding hills, Gemma is forced into a meeting with the legendary Cowgirl. Everyone at school knows she's a weirdo: six foot tall and angry, the only conversations she has are with the ... Read more

A gently funny story of a community coming together, this is a tale of happy endings in unexpected places.

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize

Winner of the Tir na n-Og Award

Cover illustration by Tom Clohosy Cole.

Also by G. R. Gemin: Sweet Pizza

"The warmth and charm of 'Sweet Pizza' are quite extraordinary; though there are some very moving moments, it is mainly a joyous and eccentric comedy." - Kate Saunders, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Judge

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Product Details

Publisher
Nosy Crow Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857632814
SKU
V9780857632814
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About G. R. Gemin
G. R. Gemin was born in Cardiff, South Wales, of Italian parentage, and lives in London. He spends much of his non-writing time listening to a variety of music, from Jimmy Smith to Giuseppe Verdi, with whom he is particularly obsessed. He speaks enough Italian to order ice cream, cake, or both.

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