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SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH MY DYING. Until the day of the attack, Sally and her teenage daughter Gigi lived a charmed bohemian life in the African bush. Now Sally is dead and Gigi has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs. But Gigi's arrival stirs up secrets that were buried long ago. And Sally, lingering in the shadows, is powerless to stop them...

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Poetic and thought-provoking, this accomplished debut is an intensely moving tale * The Good Book Guide *
A tapestry of human experience that never runs out * Mercury Newspaper *
This is a thoroughly unghostly family story of love and jealousy. A fabulous debut * The Times *
Brings back memories of The Lovely Bones... A powerful, emotional page-turner' * Hello *
Magical... Sherry cuts to the quick of her characters' * Daily Mail *
Beautifully written; profoundly moving * Irish Examiner *
An amazing book. I loved the story... This book is so special, it's dark and it's horrible, but it's also beautiful and hopeful at the same time' * Librarian Lavender *

Black Dog Summer

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    A Paperback / softback by Miranda Sherry

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9781781859599, 978-1781859599
      ISBN10: 1781859590

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH MY DYING. Until the day of the attack, Sally and her teenage daughter Gigi lived a charmed bohemian life in the African bush. Now Sally is dead and Gigi has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs. But Gigi's arrival stirs up secrets that were buried long ago. And Sally, lingering in the shadows, is powerless to stop them...

      Trade Review
      Poetic and thought-provoking, this accomplished debut is an intensely moving tale * The Good Book Guide *
      A tapestry of human experience that never runs out * Mercury Newspaper *
      This is a thoroughly unghostly family story of love and jealousy. A fabulous debut * The Times *
      Brings back memories of The Lovely Bones... A powerful, emotional page-turner' * Hello *
      Magical... Sherry cuts to the quick of her characters' * Daily Mail *
      Beautifully written; profoundly moving * Irish Examiner *
      An amazing book. I loved the story... This book is so special, it's dark and it's horrible, but it's also beautiful and hopeful at the same time' * Librarian Lavender *

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