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Ginger and Me
Ginger and Me | Elissa Soave
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The debut novel from the winner of the Primadonna Prize - a part-coming of age and part-mystery novel perfect for bookclubs and fans of Joanna Cannon's The Trouble With Goats and Sheep and Emma Healey's Elizabeth is Missing Wendy is nineteen and living alone. All she wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy milk when it runs out and to just be ok. After her mum passed away, there's no one to remind Wendy to eat, what to do each day and most importantly to love herself. Every week Wendy proudly shows her social worker Saanvi the progress she's made, like the coasters she bought to spruce up the place, even if she does forget to offer her a cup of tea. But Wendy is ready to put herself out there and really live. She joins a writer's group to share stories she writes including the one about a bullied schoolboy who goes to Mars. The other writers are total amateurs, unlike Diane Weston - a famous local author who likes and sometimes even comments on Wendy's tweets. Everything changes on a rainy day when Wendy meets Ginger. A teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger's so brave she's wearing a coat that isn't even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if her life would be simpler if she hadn't met Ginger. And that's before she realises just how much of a mess Ginger is about to get them in... My Name is Leon meets Thelma and Louise in this part-coming of age and part-mystery from the winner of the Primadonna Prize 2020.
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TrishB
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Another one of those books that have ‘funny‘ in the reviews and is very NOT funny. Sad and heart aching is a better description.
But a massively impressive debut and I shall look out for more from the author.

LeahBergen Oh, this does sound sad! 1y
lazydaizee I felt sorry for the two young girls in the story. 8mo
TrishB @lazydaizee yes definitely! 8mo
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BookwormM
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One word review – Disquieting

Wow it is almost impossible for me to believe that this is a debut novel the author has major talent and I will be looking out for anything else she writes.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading something different, with a different point of view and a sole narrator that it is hard (not impossible) to relate.

Full review here https://thereadersroom.org/2022/07/24/ginger-and-me-by-elissa-soave/

squirrelbrain I‘m intrigued…stacked! 2y
lazydaizee Looking forward to the author`s next book, I wonder how she will top this one? 8mo
BookwormM @lazydaizee will be tough 8mo
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