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Sal
Sal | Mick Kitson
12 posts | 10 read | 38 to read
AN OBSERVER 'NEW FACE OF FICTION 2018' This is a story of something like survival. Sal planned it for almost a year before they ran. She nicked an Ordnance Survey map from the school library. She bought a compass, a Bear Grylls knife, waterproofs and a first aid kit from Amazon using stolen credit cards. She read the SAS Survival Handbook and watched loads of YouTube videos. And now Sal knows a lot of stuff. Like how to build a shelter and start a fire. How to estimate distances, snare rabbits and shoot an airgun. And how to protect her sister, Peppa. Because Peppa is ten, which is how old Sal was when Robert started on her. Told in Sal's distinctive voice, and filled with the silent, dizzying beauty of rural Scotland, Sal is a disturbing, uplifting story of survival, of the kindness of strangers, and the irrepressible power of sisterly love; a love that can lead us to do extraordinary and unimaginable things.
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Chars
Sal | Mick Kitson
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Mehso-so

There‘s a surprising calm that comes from reading this book. It comes in between the rushes to survive. It‘s among the hope that there are still good people out there. The calm comes from Sal having faced it all, knowing she can make it through anything - and from Peppa laughing along the entire way. You can have that seriousness of survival alongside the levity of being along for the ride, laughing - both allowing for and feeding the other.

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TheEllieMo
Sal | Mick Kitson
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Mehso-so

A mixed bag of a book. A good basic plot of 13-year-old Sal escaping her alcoholic mother and abusive stepfather by running away to live in the Scottish woodlands. Sal is an engaging voice, but the first half of the book sees her going into some depth about her survival skills, and later we get the full backstory of a woman they meet; both break the flow of the narrative, and the latter adds nothing - both feel like padding.

#DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 3y
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TrishB
Sal | Mick Kitson
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#top6reads currently.....may change in ten minutes 😁

youneverarrived I almost picked Ghost Wall too 🖤 5y
TrishB @youneverarrived so hard to pick! 5y
saresmoore Great picks, Trish! 5y
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batsy Nice picks... Ghost Wall is one of my choices, too 💜 5y
Cinfhen Wow!!! Your list surprised me...in a good way....now I know what to bump up my TBR 5y
Kalalalatja So many I want to read! 🙌 5y
TrishB @saresmoore thank you 😘 hope you‘re ok ❤️ 5y
TrishB @batsy I shall be catching up on peoples posts today, it‘s great seeing them 💕 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen tried to pick those that moved me in some way 💕 5y
TrishB @Kalalalatja I think that when I‘m looking at everyone‘s posts 😘 5y
Cathythoughts I loved Crawdads too & im loving Big Sky ♥️ 5y
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TrishB
Sal | Mick Kitson
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Sansa likes a good nap 🐶❤️
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Watch footie, read and lunch with sisters. Long weekend and I‘m very grateful!
12 degrees and sunny
It‘s Friday 😁😁 takeaway night and my turn to choose
#friyayintro

monalyisha I like that you take turns choosing. 🤔 After ten years you‘d think we‘d have this down but, uhhh, we don‘t. 😅 5y
batsy Aww what a beauty she is ❤️ 5y
Velvetfur Aaww cuddles with Sansa all weekend, I bet 😁 5y
TrishB @monalyisha 👍🏻 it means you know you get what you really want every 3-4 weeks so you can put up with the other weeks! 5y
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TrishB
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Pickpick

A wonderful, poignant read. Sal is an awesome young woman. There are a couple of unrealistic bits , but the story and characters are strong enough to ignore them. A heart felt read based on some tough themes.

Cathythoughts Sounds really good 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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TrishB
Sal | Mick Kitson
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#ownerofalonelyheart #anglophileapril
My current read, Sal definitely has a lonely heart 💔 loving the book so far, but it‘s sad and I just can‘t foresee a happy ending.

Cathythoughts Sounds good ... 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cinfhen Ohhh, does sound good 5y
Reggie Who is Robert? The stepdad? The mother‘s bf? Stacked. 5y
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BarbaraBB I‘ve been eyeing this book for a while. I think I‘ll wait for your verdict 😉 5y
TrishB @Reggie the mothers b.f I think you‘ll love this Reggie 👍🏻 Sal is an awesome young woman. (edited) 5y
TrishB @Cathythoughts @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB I really enjoyed it 👍🏻 5y
Mdargusch Sounds very poignant. 5y
Reviewsbylola This sounds sad. 5y
emilyhaldi 😪 5y
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Well-ReadNeck
Sal | Mick Kitson
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#Recommendsday

A great novel. Perhaps the most underrated book of 2018

https://wellreadneck.wordpress.com/2019/01/07/sal-mick-kitson/

⚠️sexual assault

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scripturient
Sal | Mick Kitson
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Pickpick

I managed to finish this wonderful book just in time before 2018 ended. This is the story of Sal and Peppa who flee to the Scottish woods in order to hide from their old life with their mum‘s molester boyfriend (including a serious crime). ‘Sal‘ is a highly atmospheric tale of growing up, of standing up for yourself and of the powerful magic and beauty of nature. I loved it! Longer review to follow on my blog tomorrow (2nd Jan)!!!

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valeriegeary
Sal | Mick Kitson
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Hubby had some books on hold at the library so I went with him and these three just leaped into my arms, begging to be checked out. What else could I do? I'm going to save the bottom 2 for January though. They fit some reading goals I'm setting for myself. #librarylove #sorrynotsorry

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Well-ReadNeck
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Pickpick

I wish this book were being released now so that I could immediately recommend it to everyone. It‘s out May 8th, so put in on a library hold!! The story of Sal and her younger sister Peppa has all the feels. There is so much love, tenacity, grit, danger, trust, fear, hate and forgiveness wrapped up in a book-sized package. The characters are incredibly well-developed and the story itself is cleverly plotted. Highly recommend.

#netgalley

Djspens This looks really good!! 6y
Lizpixie Stacked! 6y
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Well-ReadNeck
Sal | Mick Kitson
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Well, I was able to stay off #netgalley for about 10 minutes. I can‘t help myself with that site!!!!

Ok, just these, and NO MORE for a while. I have a TBR to read down. REALLY.

Plus, I‘d love to see my pending request list shrink. Right now it is FULL of Viking and Knopf books that I will never get, but which they take forever to archive.

#firstworldproblems #bookishproblemsarethebestproblems #willpowerschmillpower

Tera66 I tell myself everytime, read the books you have already. But I always find myself searching on Net Galley. 6y
Chelleo I just signed up and got my first ARC. This is going to wreak havoc on my TBR list! 6y
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Liberty
Sal | Mick Kitson
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It‘s getting light outside, which means it‘s just about time for me to go to bed. And I‘m taking SAL with me. Delighted to see a blurb from Sarah Schmidt on the front! ♥️

RadicalReader @Liberty I know that feeling all too well when you get sucked into a book then look outside to notice it is day light out like what the heck read all night long?! 6y
stuartjrodriguez Oof, that cover art is gorgeous! 6y
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