"A moving and painfully honest account how one girl deals with grief, mental health, friendship, love and sexuality"
With a clever use of font and typography, giving the reader clues to her suppressed thoughts and memories, we are immediately intrigued by the story of seventeen-year-old Iris.
The persona she presents to the world is strong, fearless and determinedly happy, despite the death of her mother when she was just ten years old. She finds a book on her father’s bedside called “ How to hug a porcupine” and Iris is indeed difficult to get close to, even for her endlessly loyal and patient best friend who is struggling with her own issues. Iris gradually realises there is a secret lurking in her family history and in pursuing the mystery she finds Orla and the possibility of love- if she can manage not to drive her away.
The author writes so sensitively and with real nuanced insight into complex issues such as grief, suicide, mental health and sexual orientation The author writes insightfully and sensitively about complex issues such as grief, suicide, mental health and sexual orientation. Her novels are poignant and thought provoking and they get to the heart of very current concerns.
The writing is beautiful, profound and powerful and the characters are flawed and unmistakably real. A rewarding and enthralling read which leaves the reader with a greater understanding and empathy.
A heartbreaking but hope-filled tale about the stories we tell ourselves to survive... You are strong. You are brave. You are not alone. Seventeen-year-old Iris is happy. She's fearless, she's strong. She is everything but a girl who lost her mum. But Iris's dad and step-mum have been keeping a secret. One big enough to unravel her. Only the magnetic Orla can provide an escape, until things get...complicated.
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A heartbreaking but hope-filled tale about the stories we tell ourselves to survive... You are strong.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed We Are All Constellations and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
We Are All Constellations features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Fiction PSHE Titles, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for Young Adults
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
We Are All Constellations was written by Amy Beashel and published by Oneworld Publications
We Are All Constellations has 322 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
