The Smallest Thing - Softcover

Manterfield, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998696927 ISBN 13: 9780998696928

Publisher: Steel Rose Press, 2017

Synopsis

**Finalist 2018 American Book Fest Best Book Awards: Cross Genre Fiction**
The very last thing 17-year-old Emmott Syddall wants is to turn out like her dad. She’s descended from ten generations who never left their dull English village, and there’s no way she’s going to waste a perfectly good life that way. She’s moving to London and she swears she is never coming back.
But when the unexplained deaths of her neighbors force the government to quarantine the village, Em learns what it truly means to be trapped. Now, she must choose. Will she pursue her desire for freedom, at all costs, or do what’s best for the people she loves: her dad, her best friend Deb, and, to her surprise, the mysterious man in the HAZMAT suit?
Inspired by the historical story of the plague village of Eyam, this contemporary tale of friendship, community, and impossible love weaves the horrors of recent news headlines with the intimate details of how it feels to become an adult—and fall in love—in the midst of tragedy.

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Manterfield is the award-winning author of A Strange Companion and I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood. Her work has appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Los Angeles Times, and Psychology Today. Originally from northern England, she now lives in Southern California with her husband and over-indulged cat. Learn more at LisaManterfield.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Steel Rose Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0998696927
• ISBN 13: 9780998696928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 287