A 2012 World Book Night selection.
One of the best crossover children/adult books I have read since The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It has the sort of old worldly feel of I Capture a Castle which suddenly turns into a novel of survival and violence when Britain is invaded. It's a coming-of-age tale, a story of love and endurance but it's real charm is in its style. Big ideas simply told, it is utterly hypnotic.
Comparison: Dodie Smith, Sue Fletcher, Mark Haddon.
Similar this month: Deborah Lawrenson, Jodi Picoult.
It would be much easier to tell this story if it were all about a chaste and perfect love between Two Children Against the World at an Extreme Time in History. But let's face it, that would be crap.
| Reading age: | 12+ |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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It would be much easier to tell this story if it were all about a chaste and perfect love between Two Children Against the World at an Extreme Time in History. But let's face it, that would be crap.
How I Live Now is aimed at readers aged 12 and over.
How I Live Now features in the following genres: Debut Books of the Month, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, General Fiction, Fiction
Paperback, Paperback (b Format), Ebook. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
How I Live Now was written by Meg Rosoff and published by Penguin Books Ltd
How I Live Now has 210 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
