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April 2010 Debut of the Month.
Mathilda Savitch isn't evil but she has a definite darkness about her. After her sister's death her life is changed forever. Determined to find the truth behind her sister's death Mathilda thinks this will heal her family's wounds. The grief and tragedy, seen through these adolescent eyes, feels raw and harsh. However the author still brings humour and compassion to this stunning debut.
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Mathilda Savitch Synopsis
A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR BEST BOOK OF 2009
A BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF 2009
A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF 2009
WINNER OF THE PEN USA AWARD FOR FICTION
Fear doesn't come naturally to Mathilda Savitch. She prefers to look right at the things nobody else can bear to mention: for example, the fact that her beloved older sister is dead, pushed in front of a train by a man still on the loose. Her grief-stricken parents have basically been sleepwalking ever since, and it is Mathilda's sworn mission to shock them back to life. Her strategy? Being bad.
Mathilda decides she's going to figure out what lies behind the catastrophe. She starts sleuthing through her sister's most secret possessions--e-mails, clothes, notebooks, whatever her determination and craftiness can ferret out. But she must risk a great deal--in fact, she has to leave behind everything she loves--in order to discover the truth.
Startling, funny, touching, odd, truthful, page-turning, and, in the end, heartbreaking,
Mathilda Savitch is an extraordinary debut.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780312430030 |
| Publication date: |
5th March 2010 |
| Author: |
Victor Lodato |
| Publisher: |
St. Martins Press-3PL |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
304 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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