Format:Paperback / softback 256 pages Publisher:Templar Publishing Imprint:Piccadilly Press ISBN:9781848125117 Published:5 May 2016 Classifications:Interest age: from c 9 years, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage) Readership:Children / Juvenile Weight:192g Dimensions:198 x 129 x 28 (mm) Pub. Country:United Kingdom For sale in: All countries Description A poignant story about dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship. Calypso's mum died a few years ago and her emotionally incompetent Dad can't, or won't, talk about Mum at all. Instead he throws himself into writing his book A History of the Lemon. Meanwhile the house is dusty, there's never any food in the fridge, and Calypso retreats into her own world of books and fiction. When a new girl, Mae, arrives at school, the girls' shared love of reading and writing stories draws them together. Mae's friendship and her lively and chaotic home - where people argue and hug each other - make Calypso feel more normal than she has for a long time. But when Calypso finally plucks up the courage to invite Mae over to her own house, the girls discover the truth about her dad and his magnum opus - and Calypso's happiness starts to unravel. 'A story of great warmth and emotional wisdom' LINDA NEWBERY