Artichoke Hearts
(2 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Macmillan
Mira is 12, and reaches puberty at exactly the point where her beloved, artistic grandmother enters the final stage of cancer. Together they face a new stage in their life with courage. Mira also experiences love for the first time, but her friend Jidé is a complex and reserved boy whose story is gradually revealed.
Mira's long friendship with Millie appears challenged, but this empathetic account of the process of bereavement, a month’s diary, reassures readers that we grow from our experiences, however painful they are.
Brahmachari’s debut novel is funny, sad, tender and tough. She has a background in theatre, and writes with great understanding and humour about multicultural and bohemian families, drawn in many directions by myriad influences.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Urvashi, 13 January 2020
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I really love this book! I relate to it so well as I have lost my great Nan and my Nan through the past years too. Every time I readthis book, it takes me back to the good times I've had with both of my Nannies. It also makes me think of how I so desperately want to turn back time and save them both. Cancer is such a terrible disease and I hope one day, we will find a cure for everyone who is suffering from this
Lucy, 12 April 2017
Wow! A truly inspiring and great story. I loved every bit of the book and definitely enjoyed this truly awesome piece by Sita Bramachari. Beautifully presented and really emotional. Made me cry so much! Really thankful to the author for now I am a completely different person after this book. Never wanted the book to finish and felt so upset that it was finished. Beautiful book, Thank you!!!