Hannah is used to living a life of privelege. A big house, luxury holidays, lavish presents - she's always assumed she'll have them forever. But when her father files for bankruptcy, everything changes - and fast. Suddenly, her family is living in the middle of the country in a run-down bungalow. She and her sister, Esther, have to walk miles to catch the bus to the local school, and their dad has turned into a sloth. Then Hannah meets Miss Ada and Miss Lily, who have lived in a nearby cottage all their lives. They're full of stories of the past, and before long Hannah finds herself drawn into the world of their childhood. In place of the two old women she sees two energetic girls - whose problems are even worse than Hannah's own...
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"1 BLACKTHORN, WHITETHORN '...there's a personal, original vision here... involving and impressive' PHILIP PULLMAN, THE GUARDIAN 2 MOVING TIMES 1: BLOOM OF YOUTH '...excellent... An unmissable, funny/sad study of hope and loss' NICOLETTE JONES, SUNDAY TIMES 3 MOVING TIMES 2: GRANDMOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS '...even more enjoyable than BLOOM OF YOUTH...ful of gentle humour in its incidents, and the sadness of Grandmother's death is written with Rachel Anderson's tenderness which never dips into sentimentality.' 'SCHOOL LIBRARIAN"
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Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award for Paper Faces, Rachel Anderson has written more than 30 books for children of all ages. She excels at tackling life's difficult themes with a skilful blend of humour and sensitivity. Rachel is married and has four grown-up children and a grandson.
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