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Book Synopsis_______________ 'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' -
Sunday Times Book of the Week
'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh' - The Bookbag _______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL All the time Mum was away, Eleven long years, I saved up my hopes Like little pennies in a jar. Apple's mother disappeared years ago, leaving Apple with her nana and a lot of unanswered questions. But when she unexpectedly explodes back into Apple's life like a comet, homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is that she begins to see things as they really are. This beautiful novel from multi-award-winning author Sarah Crossan explores family, friendship and reconciliation. It is a story about how messy, complicated and surprising love can be.
_______________ Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation... Don't miss Sarah Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books
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The Weight of Water.Trade ReviewThis poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth … * Sunday Times Book of the Week *
A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh * The Bookbag *
Poignant, powerful, just perfect * Cathy Cassidy on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *
Succinct, with a gentle lyricism, the poems are telling about immigration, prejudice, self-delusion, families and first love, on the way to a life-changing conclusion * The Sunday Times - Children's Books of the Week on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *
Exquistely and touchingly written * Irish Times on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *
