Summary
When Alice arrives on campus amidst the ancient splendour of Cambridge University, she thinks she’s found her wonderland.
Then one night something happens - one inexplicable act ruins everything and she finds herself alone.
Alice will not admit defeat; having practically raised her two brothers single-handedly, she is good at being strong. Too good.
But soon her dark secret becomes too much and the cracks begin to show. Her weekly meetings with Flo, the stranger on the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340976708 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340976705 |
| Author: | Ruth Gilligan |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 283g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 133mm x 22mm |
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‘Reads like the love child between Cecelia Ahern and Ross O’Carroll Kelly’
‘An accomplished debut novel that will be thoroughly enjoyed by tennagers while the rest of us can enjoy the innocence, although some less clued-in parents may find it a bit of an eye-opener’ - Irish Independent
‘A love story for the text generation’ - Irish Examiner‘Ireland’s newest publishing sensation’ - Irish Daily Mail‘Reads like the love child between Cecelia Ahern and Ross O’Carroll Kelly’ - Irish Independent‘A love story for Generation Text’ - The Irish TimesOwes much to Judy Blume… but while Blume produced hers as an adult, Ruth Gilligan at 18 is still a teen herself. Arguably this results in a greater understanding of her young characters… - Metro‘An old-fashioned teenage romance’ - Sunday Tribune/Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Ruth Gilligan
Ruth Gilligan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and is now studying English at Cambridge University. Her first novel Forget topped the bestseller charts in 2006 in Ireland, while her second Somewhere In Between, also enjoyed great success on the bestseller’s list, leading her to be hailed as ‘Ireland’s newest publishing sensation’. She starred in Ireland’s national soap opera Fair City for a number of years, and also writes pieces for the Irish Times, the Sunday Times Style Magazine, plus she her own weekly column in The Irish Independent Saturday Magazine.
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