![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘A piercing look at life lived at 40 below. will resonate with readers of all ages.’ Publishers Weekly ‘This book reaches through the melee of voices in YA its smell, or scent, fresh and alluring.’ The Independent ‘Ambitious and original, this transports the reader effortlessly both in time and space.’ Metro The immense pressure put on people to keep secrets secrets would be troubling to almost anybody let alone a. ‘An exceptional coming of age novel for young adults – or indeed just adults.’ Sunday Times In the book The Smell of Other Peoples Houses by Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, the people of a small Alaskan community are encouraged to keep their private business private despite the fact that it is already public knowledge. These intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America’s Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare and wonderful talent. Because if we don’t save each other, how can we begin to save ourselves?īonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s extraordinary, stunning debut is both moving, and deeply authentic. Hank is running away for the sake of his brothers.įour very different lives are about to become entangled. ![]() Ruth wants to be remembered by her grieving mother.ĭora wishes she was invisible to her abusive father.Īlyce is staying at home to please her parents. Love, tragedy, luck and salvation in the interweaving stories of four teenagers in this extraordinary 1970s Alaskan set debut novel.Īlaska, 1970: growing up here is like nowhere else. SHORTLISTED for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award. ![]()
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