Spilled Water by Sally Grindley

Spilled Water by Sally Grindley

When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service. Lu Si-yan is just eleven when sold by her uncle. Nearly two years will pass before she can get back home to her mother and brother. In this powerful and compelling novel Sally Grindley portrays the life of a young girl in China, a young girl whose life is said to be like 'spilled water'. With a brilliant first-person narrative and a powerful description of time and place, this novel is gripping, heart-wrenching and utterly mesmerising.

'This is a powerful, emotional story.. With strong characters and simple but effective writing, this is a captivating book' Waterstone's Guide to Kid's Books

Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham and has worked in children's books all her career - first as an editor for Books for Children book club and now as a full-time writer. Sally is the author of many outstanding picture books for young readers and this is her second novel. Sally travelled to China to research SPILLED WATER.

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ISBN 13	9780747571469
ISBN 10	0747571465
Title	Spilled Water
Author	Sally Grindley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2005-06-06
Number of pages	224
Prizes	Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 2004
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