Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town
By Author / Illustrator
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Genre
Real life
Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN
9780571350421
Format
Paperback / softback
Published
20-04-2021
Synopsis
The second, highly anticipated novel from Carnegie-shortlisted author Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock.Come on a journey across the rural American West . . .Meet the teenagers who live in the small towns across these states, separated by distance, but whose stories are woven together in the most unexpected of ways. Whether they are brought together by the spread of wildfire, by the priest who's moved from state to state or by the hunt for a missing child, these incredible tales blaze with secrets, rage and love.
A novel like no other, this intricate, intense and beautiful book will take your breath away. 'A clever and unusual novel . . . powerful.' Sally Nicholls 'Gorgeous and compelling . . . breathtaking.' Katherine Webber 'A beautiful literary writer.' The Bookseller 'It's cut like a gemstone. Turn the pages, and facets gleam.' Hiliary McKay 'Beautifully observed and deeply satisfying.' Lisa Williamson 'Breathes life into wonderful, complex characters.' Lisa Heathfield 'A heartbreakingly brilliant tangle of teenage voices.' Judith Eagle
Reviews
Maddie
- Age
14
This book was a different style from what I usually read. It was a collection of stories from teenagers' lives, but all of them are linked somehow as I read through snippets of their lives. It follows different people through Alaska, starting with Gina's life being flipped upside down when her Mum dies and her Dad introduces her to his new girlfriend and her daughter. It then passes through lies and break ups in Pigeon Creek and fresh starts where Mather becomes the person she wants away from her secluded beach life. Then it travels to running away and revenge as Delia causes a wildfire which alters the lives of many people around Montana. Then we visit a camp in Alaska where two friends learn to understand each other's lives and why they were drifting apart, before finishing with Louise and coping after she lost her sister.
I enjoyed reading this because the stories were wound together cleverly with characters interlinking between different parts. I would recommend this book to any readers who like short stories, but I don't believe people should be put off reading these if they don't like short stories as they follow a thread of similarity and the common parts of all these parts make the world seem a bit closer together.
Suggested Reading Age 14+
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