{"product_id":"life-hacks-for-a-little-alien-9781529435726","title":"Life Hacks For a Little Alien","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wise and playful and tender and beautiful' Bobby Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So brilliant, so original and lovely and funny, that it reminds you of the point of reading' Rebecca Wait\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a charming, witty and moving novel about what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle Alien lives with her mum and her dad in the South-East of England. Her mum has a 'how-to' guide for every situation, and her dad is always kind and always right. And there is her best friend Bobby, who coincidentally has a bob.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is only when Little Alien sees a documentary about the Voynich Manuscript - a mediaeval codex written in an unknown language and script - that she begins to suspect that there are other people who feel just like her. Convinced that translating this manuscript will offer the answers she needs, she sets out on a journey that will show her a delicious taste of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo begins Little Alien's story, told from the perspective of an older, wiser linguist, whose guidance will help Little Alien navigate a world that makes her feel like she doesn't belong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unique and thoroughly engaging. It is insightful and funny and gently poignant. By telling the story of one little alien, Alice Franklin has told the story of many' \u003cb\u003ePip Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Totally addictive and brilliant . . . \u003ci\u003eLife Hacks for A Little Alien \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to find its place as one of the best loved works of fiction' \u003cb\u003eAimee Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eExile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Immersive, moving, and fizzing with humour, I couldn't put this book down and I still can't let the character go' \u003cb\u003ePaula Lichtarowicz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rare energy lights this wonderful book: a unique recipe of humour, heart, frankness, and an unstoppable fascination with language' \u003cb\u003eHan Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePortraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, bold, heart-warming and entirely delicious. I devoured it' \u003cb\u003eJyoti Patel\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Things that we Lost \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863359684951,"sku":"9781529435726","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529435726.jpg?v=1759920397","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/life-hacks-for-a-little-alien-9781529435726","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}