Anna by Laura Guthrie
Every cloud has a silver lining... doesn't it? Anna is thirteen years old, lives in London with her father, and has Asperger's syndrome. When her father dies, she moves to Scotland to live with her estranged, reclusive mother. With little support to help her fit in, she must use every coping strategy her father taught her - especially her 'Happy Game' - as she tries to connect with her mother, discover her past, and deal with the challenges of being thrown into a brand new life along the way. Eleanor H. Porter's 'Pollyanna' re-imagined for a new generation.Heart-warming and life-affirming
Kevin MacNeil
Guthrie has an unerring instinct for the darkness that can daunt lives and for the robust spirit of optimism that time and again saves us. Narrated with simplicity and sincerity, the reader will be swept up in the adventures and misadventures of Anna.
Cynthia Rogerson
'Guthrie has an unerring instinct for the darkness that can daunt lives and for the robust spirit of optimism that time and again saves us. Narrated with simplicity and sincerity, the reader will be swept up in the adventures and misadventures of Anna'.
-- Cynthia Rogerson'Heart-warming and life-affirming'
-- Kevin MacneilLaura Guthrie grew up in the rural Scottish Highlands ("I come from where the planes don't fly") and currently lives in Inverness.
She has an honours degree in biological sciences from the University of Edinburgh, and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Glasgow.
She is a member of the Dingwall-based Ross-Shore Writers, and has produced two of her own plays with her theatre company, Sunrise Theatre. Her poetry and short fiction have been anthologised by several Scottish presses. She is the winner of the 2016 Exeter Story Prize. Anna is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781911279662 |
| ISBN 10 | 1911279661 |
| Title | Anna |
| Author | Laura Guthrie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cranachan Publishing Limited |
| Year published | 2020-06-25 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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