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''This is a novel about everything and nothing, sour and melancholy, with elements of sheer comedy and almost unbearable beauty... The older Deborah reflects that I''m surprised any of us lived to tell the tale, and if this subtle book has a message, it is how alien and yet how relatable the past remains'' Guardian Book of the Day
''A glorious writer... witty, well-observed and full of heart'' Irish Independent
''A bittersweet, nostalgia-tinged adventure... with a steadily growing voltage'' Daily Mail
''A deliciously unsettling read'' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
''Lovely'' Patrick Gale
A sharp eye and keen wit are brought to bear on the secrets and lies of a small rural community - secrets and lies that may prove deadly.
It''s 1972 and ten-year-old Deborah is living a ten-year-old life: butterscotch angel delight and Raleigh chopper bikes, and Clunk Click, a
