My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

By Annabel Pitcher
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“[A] powerfully honest, quirkily humorous debut novel…Jamie’s pivotal friendship with a Muslim girl, Sunya, is a standout. Pitcher tackles grief, prejudice, religion, bullying, and familial instability through the unsentimental voice of a boy who loves Spider-Man and Manchester United, misses his mother, and—truth be told—doesn’t remember his dead sister all that well. The adults in Pitcher’s story may be a mess, but the kids are all right.”

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

My sister Rose lives on the mantelpiece.
Well, some of her does.
A collarbone, two ribs, a bit of skull, and a little toe.

To ten-year-old Jamie, his family has fallen apart because of the loss of someone he barely remembers: his sister Rose, who died five years ago in a terrorist bombing. To his father, life is impossible to make sense of when he lives in a world that could so cruelly take away a ten-year-old girl. To Rose's surviving fifteen year old twin, Jas, everyday she lives in Rose's ever present shadow, forever feeling the loss like a limb, but unable to be seen for herself alone.

Told with warmth and humor, this powerful story is a sophisticated take on one family's struggle to make sense of the loss that's torn them apart… and their discovery of what it means to stay together.




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  1. Holly
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    Great narration

    I listened to the sample before downloading this audiobook, and I was immediately entranced by David Tennant's voice. The story sounded interesting, and it was for the most part, but what really kept me involved in the story was Tennant's performance. His portrayal of ten-year-old Jamie was excellent, despite his voice being far too mature for someone of that age. The way he narrated made you believe him. And as I said, the story was interesting enough. There were parts of it I felt went on for too long and started to lose me a bit, but overall it was an enjoyable listening experience. It also sends a positive message considering all the race and religion issues arising around the globe these days.

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