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OverviewThe outstanding novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning, former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and incredibly moving, it explores love and family during The Great Hunger Ireland, 1846 Nell is working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House. Once she loved school and books and dreaming. But there's not much choice of work when the land grows food that rots in the earth. Now she is scrubbing, peeling, washing, sweeping for Sir Philip Wicken, the man who owns her home, her family's land, their crops, everything. His dogs are always well fed, even as famine sets in. Upstairs in the Big House, where Nell is forbidden to enter, is Johnny Browning, newly arrived from England: the young nephew who will one day inherit it all. And as hunger and disease run rampant all around them, a spark of life and hope catches light when Nell and Johnny find each other. This is a love story, and the story of a people being torn apart. This is a powerful and unforgettable novel from the phenomenally talented Sarah Crossan. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah CrossanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury YA ISBN: 9781526666567ISBN 10: 1526666561 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 14 March 2024 Recommended Age: From 12 to 99 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"One of our finest novelists. Where the Heart Should Be is a thing of beauty. * Phil Earle * Sarah Crossan’s writing is powerful and necessary * Phil Goodfellow * A tour de force from Sarah Crossan * Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg * PRAISE FOR TOFFEE: ""Utterly Sublime"", - Cecelia Ahern, ""Impossible not to read it in a single gulp"" - The Times, ""Undoubtedly one of the best books of the year"" - Irish Times, ""Compelling and beautifully wrought"" - The Sunday Times, ""A book that changes its reader for the better"" - The Guardian, ""One of our most original writers"" - John Boyne PRAISE FOR ONE: ""The best book I've read in years. It's a spectacular testament to love. It blows your head back"" - Katherine Rundell" "PRAISE FOR TOFFEE: ""Utterly Sublime"", - Cecelia Ahern, ""Impossible not to read it in a single gulp"" - The Times, ""Undoubtedly one of the best books of the year"" - Irish Times, ""Compelling and beautifully wrought"" - The Sunday Times, ""A book that changes its reader for the better"" - The Guardian, ""One of our most original writers"" - John Boyne PRAISE FOR ONE: ""The best book I've read in years. It's a spectacular testament to love. It blows your head back"" - Katherine Rundell" Author InformationSarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London and New York, and now lives in East Sussex. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at the University of Cambridge. Sarah was the Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate) from 2018–2020. @SarahCrossan Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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