The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
Julia is too afraid to answer, because its clear the caller knows the truth that Julia is Chrissie, living under the new name given to her when she was released from prison eight years before.Julia wants to give Molly the childhood she was denied, and that means leaving Chrissie in the past.
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 | 9781786332394 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786332396 |
| Title | The First Day of Spring |
| Author | Nancy Tucker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| 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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