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Baby's mother died soon after she was born. She's never staying anywhere long enough to call it home, and now Baby is losing the only constant in her life; her father. He's been sent to hospital and she's been forced into foster care. She longs for his return; other people's families are no substitute for her own. Starved of affection, Baby is attracted to all the wrong people. And when her father betrays her, she is sent to a juvenile detention centre. Is Baby ultimately wise enough to realise that salvation rests in her hands alone?
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A vivid portrait of life on skid row. --"People""
This is a beautiful book, all the more remarkable because its harrowing tale is (virtuosically) told without a trace of self-pity or bathos. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph. --David Rakoff, author of "Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish""
A winsome debut novel. --"Kirkus""
A disturbing, heartbreaking novel redeemed by a powerful voice, vivid characters and gritty realism. This is a stunning book from a first-time author. --RebelHousewife.com"
A vivid portrait of life on skid row. --People"
A nuanced, endearing coming-of-age novel you won t want to miss. --Quill & Quire (Canada)"
Vivid and poignant.... A deeply moving and troubling novel. --Independent (London)"
A beautiful book, all the more remarkable because its harrowing tale is (virtuosically) told without a trace of self-pity or bathos. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph. --David Rakoff, author of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish"
O Neill is a tragicomedienne par excellence . You will not want to miss this tender depiction of some very mean streets. --Montreal Review of Books"
A poignant tale . O Neill brings the setting to life. --OK!, five stars"
From the Publisher:
This is a beautiful book, all the more remarkable because its harrowing tale is (virtuosically) told without a trace of self-pity or bathos. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph. --David Rakoff, author of "Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish""
A winsome debut novel. --"Kirkus""
A disturbing, heartbreaking novel redeemed by a powerful voice, vivid characters and gritty realism. This is a stunning book from a first-time author. --RebelHousewife.com"
A vivid portrait of life on skid row. --People"
A nuanced, endearing coming-of-age novel you won t want to miss. --Quill & Quire (Canada)"
Vivid and poignant.... A deeply moving and troubling novel. --Independent (London)"
A beautiful book, all the more remarkable because its harrowing tale is (virtuosically) told without a trace of self-pity or bathos. There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph. --David Rakoff, author of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish"
O Neill is a tragicomedienne par excellence . You will not want to miss this tender depiction of some very mean streets. --Montreal Review of Books"
A poignant tale . O Neill brings the setting to life. --OK!, five stars"
Shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008
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- PublisherQuercus Publishing
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1847244661
- ISBN 13 9781847244666
- BindingPaperback
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