It will be loved by girls everywhere, especially those aged 10+. Liv takes us on a journey through her life from Thirteen Weeks Before to Six Months After. Every character is essential to the story and I found it really difficult to put this book down. Product description Dandelion Clocks by Rebecca Westcott will be loved by fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Cathy Cassidy or Annabel Pitcher. The story starts just as Liv’s mum, Rachel, is diagnosed with a terminal illness.Īlthough the main part of the story is sad, this book is beautifully written - you will laugh and cry and then smile again as Liv, her brother, and her parents cope with her Mum’s illness.Ī really difficult topic that is dealt with in the story with sensitivity, love and humour. It is a lovely, touching story which is mainly about an unlikely friendship between a grumpy teenage girl and an elderly lady who is stuck in a home. Liv is about to experience the most traumatic 12 months of her life… My daughter (12) was given Rebecca Westcotts first book, Dandelion Clocks, as a prize from school and she loved it So we ordered this and she was not disappointed. But I feel like there's something she's not telling me. They're really funny - and actually sort of helpful. Mum's suddenly started giving me life's vital lessons: how to make Bolognese sauce, how to put on make-up, how to make rules my brother can cope with. What all these pictures have in common is they show how Mum lives every day - like it really, really matters. I gather up the first collection of photographs of my mum and flick through.
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