Product Description

Caught in an over-vivid world, Kitty feels haunted by her 'child that never was'. As children all around become emblems of hope, longing and grief, she begins to understand the reasons for her shaky sense of self.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18225 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

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• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
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Review
When an innocent trip to Peter Pan gives Kitty's four brothers an excuse to deny her access to her much-loved nieces, she finds herself in a skewed, vividly coloured world where children become emblems of hope and longing and grief. Still reeling from the loss of her own "child that never was", Kitty is suddenly made shockingly aware of the real reason for her pervasive sense of "non-existence".  Suddenly, her family's oddness, the secrets of her mother's life and death, and the disappearance of her sister come into a new focus, as Kitty struggles for her own identity.

The Bookseller, 8 November 2002
‘A heartbreaking and accomplished debut.’

The Big Issue, 17 February 2003
‘An intense, accomplished portrait of a woman who cannot remember her own mother and will never be a mother herself.’