The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
this deliberately provocative novel is a stunningly powerful and striking account of childhood (and motherhood) stripped bare' GRAZIA 'Tucker wastes no time grabbing the reader in her chilling debut novel .
An extraordinary and heart-rending novel' * Observer *
Nancy Tucker has created one of the most unforgettable characters I've ever read, with a remarkable voice that is both piercing and poetic. The contrast between innocence and evil is breathtaking - I found myself aching for Chrissie/Julia as she learns to survive as a daughter and then mother in a world that has failed her. Chilling, thought-provoking, and compulsively readable, The First Day of Spring is a novel that will break your heart on every page and never leave you. I loved it. -- Ashley Audrain, author of THE PUSH
Exceptional. Chrissie is a brilliantly drawn character and her hollowness gives a real ache to the story. If anyone has to be potential to be a major voice of the future, it is Nancy Tucker. -- Sarah Stovell, author of EXQUISITE
Knocks all the previous 'bad kid' narratives into a cocked hat. I loved it. -- Lucy Hay, author of DO NO HARM
The First Day Of Spring is a gut-wrenching tale about the effects of neglect and loneliness on a childEight-year-old Chrissie's voice is so raw and authentic that I could not stop turning the pages, desperate to find out what she would do next. A harrowing, incisive debut.
Nancy Tucker has created one of the most unforgettable characters I've ever read, with a remarkable voice that is both piercing and poetic. The contrast between innocence and evil is breathtaking - I found myself aching for Chrissie/Julia as she learns to survive as a daughter and then mother in a world that has failed her. Chilling, thought-provoking, and compulsively readable, The First Day of Spring is a novel that will break your heart on every page and never leave you. I loved it. -- Ashley Audrain, author of THE PUSH
Exceptional. Chrissie is a brilliantly drawn character and her hollowness gives a real ache to the story. If anyone has to be potential to be a major voice of the future, it is Nancy Tucker. -- Sarah Stovell, author of EXQUISITE
Knocks all the previous 'bad kid' narratives into a cocked hat. I loved it. -- Lucy Hay, author of DO NO HARM
Nancy Tucker is a trainee Clinical Psychologist. Her memoir of her childhood struggle with anorexia, The Time in Between, was published in 2015. Her follow-up, That Was When People Started to Worry, an examination of young women's mental health, was published in 2018. The First Day of Spring is her first work of fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786332387 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786332388 |
| Title | The First Day of Spring |
| Author | Nancy Tucker |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2021-06-24 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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