After Iris

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Bluebell Gadsby is 13 but that’s the least of her problems. Both her parents seem more interested in their careers than the family, leaving Blue and her three siblings as well as their three pet rats (who may or may not be pregnant), in the care of Zoran the au pair. The enigmatic Joss moves in next door and Blue thinks she might be falling in love, until he takes out her older sister Flora instead (who, incidentally, is trying to make a statement by dyeing her hair bright pink but no one takes the blindest bit of notice). Blue thinks and feels very deeply about life, but can’t really talk to anyone about it because no one in the Gadsby family wants to address the real problem – that Blue’s twin sister, Iris, died a year ago, and they are all just trying to hide their grief in busyness.

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It’s hard being the normal one in such a crazy family.

Bluebell’s life is chaotic: Mum and Dad are always away, the new babysitter has no idea what he’s doing, and the whole family is trying to get used to life without Iris.

There are tears and tantrums. Pregnant pets and broken windows. Boys next door and friends turned enemies. But there is also laughter and most importantly, there is love – and that’s what being a family is all about.

Additional information

Weight 0.266 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.9 cm
Author

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

300

Language

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J