author of we are all completely beside ourselves

So now she's telling her story: full of hilarious asides and brilliantly spiky lines, it's a looping narrative that begins towards the end, and then goes back to the beginning. And it was this decision, made by her parents, to give Rosemary a sister like no other, that began all of Rosemary's trouble. There's something unique about Rosemary's sister, Fern.

Both are now gone - vanished from her life. So we're not going to tell you too much either: you'll have to find out for yourselves, round about page 77, what it is that makes her unhappy family unlike any other.Rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, and an older brother. It is beautifully written, different, believable and keeps you engaged throughout.Rosemary's young, just at college, and she's decided not to tell anyone a thing about her family. (As people who know me in real life will attest – such self restraint is amazing!!) The friend who recommended it had been told by her mother about what this twist was – and she thinks therefore made the book less enjoyable for her – hence me not revealing it. Twice.”īasically – there is a massive important factor to this book 25% in (can you tell I read it on my Kindle – otherwise it would have been ‘about a quarter of the way through’!) and not giving this away I think is fundamental to the book. So now she’s telling her story a looping narrative that begins towards the end, and then goes back to the beginning. But there’s something unique about Rosemary’s sister, Fern. Both are now gone – vanished from her life. Rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, and an older brother. So we’re not going to tell you too much either: you’ll have to find out for yourself what it is that makes her unhappy family unlike any other. And she definitely doesn’t talk about her family. Now Rosemary has just started college and she barely talks at all. So much so that her parents used to tell her to start in the middle if she wanted to tell a story. “As a child, Rosemary used to talk all the time. It was also nominated for the Man Booker Prize, and the blurb on there is slightly longer:

Big, life-defining choices.”Īlthough there are lots of Amazon reviews praising this beneath the blurb.

“By the author of worldwide bestseller The Jane Austen Book Club: you can’t choose your family, but they can make choices for you. Again – this is a recommendation from a friend (I love that I have so many book loving – I’m not going to put geeky, because we’re far too cool for that, but actually we are – friends!)

Author of we are all completely beside ourselves