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Ginger and Me

By: Elissa Soave
Narrated by: Charlie Mudie
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Summary

‘Funny, touching and wise, I loved it’ Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon

Wendy is lonely but coping.
All nineteen-year-old Wendy wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy milk when it runs out and just to be okay. After her mum died, there’s nobody to remind her to eat and what to do each day.

And Wendy is ready to step out of her comfort zone.
Each week she shows her social worker the progress she’s made, like the coasters she bought to spruce up the place, even if she forgets to make tea. And she even joins a writers’ group to share the stories she writes, like the one about a bullied boy who goes to Mars.

But everything changes when Wendy meets Ginger.
A teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger’s so brave she’s wearing a coat that isn’t even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if things were simpler before. And that’s before she realizes just how much trouble Ginger is about to get them in…

An unforgettable debut novel from the winner of the Primadonna Prize 2019 which will stay with you long after the last page.

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Your favourite authors love Elissa Soave

‘Vivid, funny, sad, thought-provoking, acutely observed and full of compassion’ Helen Sedgwick

‘A debut novel to treasure, by turns funny, dark and heartbreaking and I didn’t want it to end!’ Louise Mumford

‘A fascinating and poignant take on friendship and obsession’ Caron McKinlay

‘Startling, sly and full of suspense. Not your ordinary coming of age novel’ Catherine Mayer

‘Full of charm, insight and wit – with the power to break your heart’ C. E. Riley

©2022 Elissa Soave (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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"Funny, touching and wise, I loved it." (Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon)

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i enjoyed the story after almost giving up early on due to narrator. the pronunciation of Scottish words and placenames was odd.

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narrator didn't match the characters or story

I almost gave up on this early on due to the fact it was a story primarily about two working class young women from just outside Glasgow being read by an upper class 30/40 year old.

like another review some of the words don't sound like any west of Scotland person I've ever heard say them like that....down poor for rain and that's the weirdest way I have ever heard someone say oven.

the story was decent as well.

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I enjoyed this book and I recommend it . I liked the narration and the story line.

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very good and kept me wanting to read on. found the pronunciation of some Scottish words strange.

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The narrator is awful being from the West of Scotland myself she sounds nothing like what the character should be it’s that forced uni accent I gave up by chapter five awful to listen to her pronunciation of words is jarring read the book instead which is good just change the narrator

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