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Debut novel by Eliza Nellums. 6 year old Aiofe (pronounced Ee-fah not Eva) is on a quest with her imaginary bear Teddy, to investigate the death of her older brother Theo. If you enjoyed Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, you might enjoy this book.

I would recommend this to everyone, as the story is excellent and, if nothing more, it should make us all question what we tell young children, how they cope with what they know, and what we expect them to understand.

Full review here: https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/391935751566704/?d=n

Happy pub day to All That‘s Bright and Gone by Eliza Nellums! I have waited months upon months to have this book in my possession! I am so excited about it! Am I tempted to start it right now, despite having three other books going? Yes, I am. But will I be strong and not cave to that temptation? Probably not.

Is this one on your TBR list?

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Any author who is able to write a believable and thought-provoking story from the point-of-view of a child has a special place in my heart. I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to create such a book. To stay true to what a child‘s mind is really like at such a young age, and yet create a story that will keep the reader captivated, emotional, and mesmerized by its well written prose. Well, Eliza Nellums did it in her debut novel!

What a sad but so sweet story. You follow 6 year old Aoife (ee-fah) as she searches for the truth surrounding the death of her older brother. The adults around her wont tell her what happened and dont give her enough credit when it comes to how smart she is. I flew through this story so I'd you're looking for a good and quick read I do recommend this. There is a religious undertone to it so if you're not into that you've been warned.

This was a fantastic story told from the perspective of 6-year olf Aoife as she, and the reader, try to uncover both what is happening with her mother (she‘s confused and in hospital) and what happened to her brother (he died and no-one will talk about it). 

I love stories from a child's perspective, it's a very effective way of revealing a story but is difficult to do well. In All That's Bright and Gone, Eliza Nellums uses it spectacularly.