"A sweeping novel exploring the concept of love lasting a lifetime through the stories of three generations of the same family. It looks like a long book but it gathers you in and takes you along with it, so you reach the end much too soon"
This is a brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The story is told in flashback by Clem when he is living and working in New York City as a designer, and moves from the past of his parents and grandmother to his own teenage years. Not only the threat of explosions, but actual ones as well, feature throughout in this latest novel from one of the finest writers working today.
A brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis.Clem Ackroyd lives with his parents and grandmother in a claustrophobic home too small to accommodate their larger-than-life characters in the bleak Norlfolk countryside. Clem's life changes irrevocably when he meets Frankie, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and experiences first love, in all its pain and glory.
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A brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis.Clem Ackroyd lives with his parents and grandmother in a claustrophobic home too small to accommodate their larger-than-life characters in the bleak Norlfolk countryside. Clem's life changes irrevocably when he meets Frankie, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and experiences first love, in all its pain and glory.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Life: An Exploded Diagram and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Life: An Exploded Diagram features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Featured Books for Young Adults
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Life: An Exploded Diagram was written by Mal Peet and published by Walker Books
