My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

My Sister Lives on the MantelpieceAuthor: Pitcher, Annabel Family & home stories (Children's Teenage) Published on 1 July 2013 by Hachette Children's Group (Orion Children's Books) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 256 pages 197 x 129 x 18 226g Winner of the 2012 Branford Boase Award, this is Annabel Pitcher's stunning debut about ten year old Jamie, and the way his life and his family are shaped by the sister in an urn on the mantelpiece. Five years ago, Jamie's sister, Rose, was

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