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Paperback
192 pages

Author

Vanessa Curtis
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Author's Website

www.vanessacurtis.com/

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

Publication date

12th May 2011

ISBN

9781847801494

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The Taming of Lilah May by Vanessa Curtis



The Taming of Lilah May

Vanessa Curtis


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This cleverly written novel is told with sensitivity and humour and introduces a new anti-heroine in Lilah May.  Clever and sassy Lilah is finding is hard to keep her anger under control but it's only been like this since her brother disappeared two years ago and she blames herself but her parents don't realise this.  By the award-winning author of Zelah Green, Queen of Clean this witty, warm and moving story will have a sequel Lilah May's Manic Days in January 2012. You can also visit author Vanessa Curtis' website by clicking here.

 

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The Taming of Lilah May by Vanessa Curtis

Lilah's Anger Diary, March 26th Anger levels: 11/10 I'm Lilah May and I'm ANGRY. So angry that I'm about to be excluded from school, my parents can't control me, and only one person in the world understands me. And that's my best friend, Bindi. I haven't always been this way. It all started with my brother Jay. And what no one realises is that it's all my fault. 



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'A story told with sensitivity and humour.' - Bookseller

'I'd recommend The Taming of Lilah May for a lazy afternoon's summer reading. Vanessa Curtis has done well.' - myfavouritebooks



About The Author


Vanessa Curtis

Vanessa Curtis originally trained as a pianist before becoming a freelance journalist and contributing articles to a range of magazines and newspapers. She is the author of two biographies on Virginia Woolf, Virginia Woolf's Women and The Hidden Houses of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell as well as a reviewer of fiction and non-fiction for broadsheet newspapers. She is the co-editor of the Virginia Woolf Bulletin, a literary magazine, and also works as a freelance literary consultant. She lives and works near Chichester Harbour.


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