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Spilled Water
Sally Grindley
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Description for Spilled Water
Paperback. A powerful drama set in modern-day China. Winner of the 2004 Gold Smarties Award Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service. Lu Si-yan is just eleven when sold by her uncle. Nearly two years will pass before she can get back home to her mother and brother. In this powerful and compelling novel Sally Grindley portrays the life of a young girl in China, a young girl whose life is said to be like 'spilled water'. With a brilliant first-person narrative and a powerful description of time and place, this novel is gripping, heart-wrenching and utterly mesmerising.
When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service. Lu Si-yan is just eleven when sold by her uncle. Nearly two years will pass before she can get back home to her mother and brother. In this powerful and compelling novel Sally Grindley portrays the life of a young girl in China, a young girl whose life is said to be like 'spilled water'. With a brilliant first-person narrative and a powerful description of time and place, this novel is gripping, heart-wrenching and utterly mesmerising.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747571469
SKU
V9780747571469
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Sally Grindley
Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham and has worked in children's books all her career - first as an editor for Books for Children book club and now as a full-time writer. Sally is the author of many outstanding picture books for young readers and this is her second novel. Sally travelled to China to research SPILLED WATER.
Reviews for Spilled Water
'This is a powerful, emotional story ... With strong characters and simple but effective writing, this is a captivating book' Waterstone's Guide to Kid's Books