This is one of the most unusual - and brilliant - books I read last year. It's aimed at the young adult market, but I think it would probably appeal to a wider audience too.
The story centres around Daisy, a young (and reasonably troubled) American teen, who arrives in London on the brink ... Read review
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How I Live Now
Possibly one of the most talked about books of the year, Meg Rosoff's novel for young
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adults is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2004. Heralded by some as the next best adult crossover novel since Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident o...
How I Live Now
Possibly one of the most talked about books of the year, Meg Rosoff's novel for young
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adults is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2004. Heralded by some as the next best adult crossover novel since Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident o...
How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
It would be much easier to tell this story if it were all about a chaste and perfect love
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between Two Children Against the World at an Extreme Time in History. But let's face it that would be crap. Daisy is sent from New York to England to spend a summ...
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How I Live Now
It would be much easier to tell this story if it were all about a chaste and perfect love
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between Two Children Against the World at an Extreme Time in History. But let's face it, that would be crap. Daisy is sent from New York to England to spend a summer with cousins she has never met. They are Isaac, Edmond, Osbert and Piper. And two dogs and a goat. She's never met anyone quite like them before - and, as a dreamy English summer progresses, Daisy finds herself caught in a timeless bubble. It seems like the perfect summer. But their lives are about to explode. Falling in love is just the start of it. War breaks out - a war none of them understands, or really cares about, until it lands on their doorstep. The family is separated. The perfect summer is blown apart. Daisy's life is changed forever - and the world is to0. (Courtesy Puffin)
How I Live Now
Possibly one of the most talked about books of the year, Meg Rosoff's novel for young
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adults is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2004. Heralded by some as the next best adult crossover novel since Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, who himself has given the book a thunderously good quote, this author's debut is undoubtedly stylish, readable and fascinating. Rosoff's story begins in modern day London, slightly in the future, and as its heroine has a 15-year-old Manhattanite called Daisy. She's picked up at the airport by Edmond, her English cousin, a boy in whose life she is destined to become intricately entwined. Daisy is staying for the summer in her Aunt Penn's country farmhouse with Edmond and her other cousins. They spend some idyllic weeks together--often alone with Aunt Penn away travelling in Norway. Daisy's cousins seem to have an almost telepathic bond, and Daisy is mesmerised by Edmond and soon falls in love with him. But their world changes forever when an unnamed aggressor invades England and begins a years-long occupation. Daisy is parted from Edmond when soldiers take over their home, and Daisy and Piper, her younger cousin, must travel to another place to work. Their experiences of occupation are never kind and always hard. Daisy's pain, living without Edmond, is tangible. Rosoff's writing style is both brilliant and frustrating. Her descriptions and ability to portray the emotions of her characters are wonderful. Her long sentences and total lack of speech marks for dialogue is, however, exhausting. Her narrative is deeply engaging and yet a bit unbelievable. The end of the book is dramatic, but too sudden. The book has a raw, unfinished feel about it, yet that somehow adds to the experience of reading it. It's flawed but unmissable. (Age 14 and over) --John McLay
adults is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2004. Heralded by some as the next best adult crossover novel since Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, who himself has given the book a thunderously good quote, this author's debut is undoubtedly stylish, readable and fascinating. Rosoff's story begins in modern day London, slightly in the future, and as its heroine has a 15-year-old Manhattanite called Daisy. She's picked up at the airport by Edmond, her English cousin, a boy in whose life she is destined to become intricately entwined. Daisy is staying for the summer in her Aunt Penn's country farmhouse with Edmond and her other cousins. They spend some idyllic weeks together--often alone with Aunt Penn away travelling in Norway. Daisy's cousins seem to have an almost telepathic bond, and Daisy is mesmerised by Edmond and soon falls in love with him. But their world changes forever when an unnamed aggressor invades England and begins a years-long occupation. Daisy is parted from Edmond when soldiers take over their home, and Daisy and Piper, her younger cousin, must travel to another place to work. Their experiences of occupation are never kind and always hard. Daisy's pain, living without Edmond, is tangible. Rosoff's writing style is both brilliant and frustrating. Her descriptions and ability to portray the emotions of her characters are wonderful. Her long sentences and total lack of speech marks for dialogue is, however, exhausting. Her narrative is deeply engaging and yet a bit unbelievable. The end of the book is dramatic, but too sudden. The book has a raw, unfinished feel about it, yet that somehow adds to the experience of reading it. It's flawed but unmissable. (Age 14 and over) --John McLay
Advantages: Well-written, dramatic, entertaining and extremely compelling reading Disadvantages: Descriptions of war and attacks, quite graphic in areas
...and not overly graphic, more how their love is the one thing to keep them going - but you might want to be wary if this is likely to offend you. In conclusion, there's a reason this book won Publisher's Weekly Book Of The Year award last year, it's an amazing read. I've already recommended it to all my friends as not-too-challenging but very entertaining and gripping reading, and I hope this inspires you to give it a go too! ...
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Advantages: Fab characters, fab plot Disadvantages: Not long enough!
...sex between fifteen-year-olds. These issues are both treated with sensitivity and in a matter-of-fact way. There is no moral preaching, and readers are left to make up their own minds. There is more empahsis on the morality of war and how the country is subsequently managed.
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Advantages: Amazingly funny and brilliantly addictive Disadvantages: It wil take up every minute of your day reading it
...After reading the unforgettable How I live Now you will want to read every piece of her work, again and again. This book is deffinatley one of the best books I have read. How I live now is fresh, funny, powerful and engaging. There are not any bad things I can say about this fabulous first novel. I was totally engrosed in this fabulous book! ...
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