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Category: FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
âe~I cannot remember when a novel has seduced me so completelyâe¦it feels as if a trusted old friend is telling you the story, that the characters are people you knowâe(tm) The Times
âe~A terrific book . . . I loved A SONG FOR ISSY BRADLEY. Itâe(tm)s wry, sm
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
âe~I cannot remember when a novel has seduced me so completelyâe¦it feels as if a trusted old friend is telling you the story, that the characters are people you knowâe(tm) The Times
âe~A terrific book . . . I loved A SONG FOR ISSY BRADLEY. Itâe(tm)s wry, smart, human, and rather miraculously, avoids mawkishness. And, ultimately, itâe(tm)s moving and comforting in a way that makes sense even to the agnostic'. Nick Hornby, The Believer
This is the story of what happens when Issy Bradley dies.
It is the story of Ian - husband, father, maths teacher and Mormon bishop - and his unshakeable belief that everything will turn out all right if he can only endure to the end, like the pioneers did. It is the story of his wife Claireâe(tm)s lonely wait for a sign from God and her desperate need for life to pause while she comes to terms with what's happened.
It is the story of the agony and hope of Zippy Bradleyâe(tm)s first love. The story of Alma Bradleyâe(tm)s cynicism and reluctant bravery. And it is the story of seven-year-old Jacob. His faith is bigger than a mustard seed, probably bigger than a toffee bonbon and heâe(tm)s planning to use it to mend his broken family with a miracle.
Incredibly moving, unexpectedly funny and so sharply observed it will make you feel as if you could pick the woodchip off the bedroom wall, A SONG FOR ISSY BRADLEY explores the outer reaches of doubt and faith. But mostly itâe(tm)s a story about a family trying to work out how to carry on when their world has fallen apart.
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