{"product_id":"9780008185244","title":"My Absolute Darling","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Tallent, Gabriel \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 26\/07\/2018,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008185244,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR â€¢ A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR â€¢ A METRO BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  â€˜The yearâ€™s must read novelâ€™ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  â€˜One of the most important books youâ€™ll pick up this decadeâ€™ Harperâ€™s Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  â€˜An outstanding book that could be this yearâ€™s A Little Lifeâ€™ Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  At 14, Turtle Alveston knows the use of every gun on her wall. She knows how to snare a rabbit, sharpen a blade and splint a bone. She knows that her daddy loves her more than anything else in this world and heâ€™ll do whatever it takes to keep her with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But she doesnâ€™t know why she feels so different from the other girls at school; why the line between love and pain can be so hard to see. Or why making a friend may be the bravest and most terrifying thing she has ever done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sometimes the people youâ€™re supposed to trust are the ones who do most harm. And what youâ€™ve been taught to fear is the very thing that will save you â€¦\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e â€˜This book has challenged me like no other. Itâ€™s a masterpiece. A work of art on a page. I guarantee this book will take your breath awayâ€™ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e â€˜Brutal yet beautiful, My Absolute Darling has floored me. Dear Turtle, a heroine amidst the horror. Exceptional, unflinching storytellingâ€™ Ali Landâ€, author of Good Me Bad Me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e â€˜An incandescent novel with an extraordinary, unforgettable heroine, both deeply contemplative and utterly thrillingâ€™ Observer â€“ Thriller of the month\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e â€˜There are echoes of Maâ€™s bravery in Emma Donoghueâ€™s Room, or the resilience of Cormac McCarthyâ€™s protagonists as they struggle to stay alive. Tallentâ€™s world is shocking in the truest sense of the wordâ€™ Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e â€˜An utterly fantastic read. Every page is brimming with energy. And Turtle Alveston is as enthralling a character as Iâ€™ve encountered in a good long whileâ€™ Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697680875564,"sku":"9780008185244","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008185244.jpg?v=1722598931","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.info\/products\/9780008185244","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}