The M Word: Brian Conaghan - Softcover

Conaghan, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526608154 ISBN 13: 9781526608154

Publisher: Bloomsbury YA, 2019

Synopsis

And the latest in a long line is her mum losing her job. They didn't have a lot to begin with and now Mum's taken to not opening the curtains and crying in secret. But Maggie has a plan to cheer her up - find her a fella. And if he's got a bit of cash to splash on treating them, all the better.

Best friend Moya's there every step of the way. You're surfing a rainbow if you think someone like that exists round here, she smiles. But I'll help.

But at the back of her mind Maggie knows that Mum's crying is more than sadness. That there are no easy fixes. And that, though she talks to her every day, Moya died six months ago.

About this title

Book Description

From Costa award winner Brian Conaghan comes an unforgettable novel about grief and healing that is full of humour, warmth, love, sadness and perseverance

About the Author

Brian Conaghan was born and raised in the Scottish town of Coatbridge but now lives in Dublin. He has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. For many years Brian worked as a teacher and taught in Scotland, Italy and Ireland. His first YA novel for Bloomsbury, When Mr Dog Bites, was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, and his second, The Bombs That Brought Us Together, won the 2016 Costa Children's Book Award. We Come Apart, a verse novel co-authored with Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan, won the 2018 UKLA Book Award, and his fourth novel, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers, won the 2018 Irish Book Award for Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1526608154
• ISBN 13: 9781526608154
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320