A Million Things

Description: An original and impressively assured debut. A gem of a novel. Graeme Simsion New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project A soaring heartfelt debut following fifty - five days in the life of ten - year - old Rae who must look after herself and her dog when her mother disappears. For as long as Rae can remember it's been her and Mum and their dog Splinter; a small deliberately unremarkable family. They have their walks their cooking routines their home. Sometimes Mum disappears for a while to clear her head but Rae is okay with this because Mum always comes back. So when Rae wakes to Splinter's nose in her face the back door open and no Mum she does as she's always done and carries on. She tends to the house goes to school walks Splinter and minds her own business all the while pushing down the truth she isn't ready to face. That is until her grumpy lonely neighbor Lettie with her own secrets and sadness falls one night and needs Rae's help. As the two begin to rely on each other Rae's anxiety intensifies as she wonders what will happen to her when her mother's absence is finally noticed and her fragile world bursts open. A Million Things transforms a gut - wrenching story of abandonment and what it's like to grow up in a house that doesn't feel safe into an astonishing portrait of resilience mental health and the families we make and how they make us in return.
Title: A Million Things
Barcode: 9780593332733
Publication Date: 8/24/2021