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Sisterland
Linda Newbery
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Description for Sisterland
Paperback. Hilly's German grandmother, HeidiGran, comes to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer's disease; but as her mind becomes more muddled, secrets from her memories of life during the Second World War start to emerge. Why does HeidiGran keep talking about a girl called Rachel? And why does she make racist remarks about Hilly's friend, Reuben? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Following the success of The Shell House, Linda Newbery again demonstrates her brilliance at weaving thought-provoking subjects into a wholly satisfying and sensitively drawn novel. Hilly's German grandmother, HeidiGran, comes to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer's disease; but as her mind becomes more muddled, secrets from her memories of life during the Second World War start to emerge. Why does HeidiGran keep talking about a girl called Rachel? And why does she make racist remarks about Hilly's friend, Reuben? As Hilly struggles to cope with revelations about her family's past, ... Read more
Following the success of The Shell House, Linda Newbery again demonstrates her brilliance at weaving thought-provoking subjects into a wholly satisfying and sensitively drawn novel. Hilly's German grandmother, HeidiGran, comes to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer's disease; but as her mind becomes more muddled, secrets from her memories of life during the Second World War start to emerge. Why does HeidiGran keep talking about a girl called Rachel? And why does she make racist remarks about Hilly's friend, Reuben? As Hilly struggles to cope with revelations about her family's past, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children´s Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099472827
SKU
V9780099472827
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About Linda Newbery
As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children's and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children's book award. Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village ... Read more
Reviews for Sisterland
Any thoughtful teenager would enjoy Linda Newbery's Sisterland
The Guardian
A real page turner with some clever plot twists
TimeOut
Wonderful . . . You won't want to put it down
South Wales Argus
Skilful, multi-layered story
Oxford Times
This is a powerful and ... Read more
The Guardian
A real page turner with some clever plot twists
TimeOut
Wonderful . . . You won't want to put it down
South Wales Argus
Skilful, multi-layered story
Oxford Times
This is a powerful and ... Read more