Reviewed on Richard & Judy's Book Club 2009 on Wednesday 18 March.
A family struggling to cope with the self-imposed silence the eleven year old daughter has been keeping up for the last nine months. This has a fairly gentle pace and perhaps not too much “action” but it explores family relationships and emotions and how people communicate (or don’t). A thoughtful story.
Eleven-year-old Isabelle hasn’t spoken in nine months, and as December begins the situation is getting desperate. Her mother has stopped work to devote herself full-time to her daughter’s care. Four psychiatrists have already given up on her, and her school, which until now has allowed her to study from home, will not take her back in the New Year.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Eleven-year-old Isabelle hasn’t spoken in nine months, and as December begins the situation is getting desperate. Her mother has stopped work to devote herself full-time to her daughter’s care.
December features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
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December was written by Elizabeth H Winthrop and published by Hodder & Stoughton General Division
December has 375 pages
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