PearlAuthor: Hughes, Sian (Author, Magpie Books) Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 4 July 2024 by The Indigo Press in the United Kingdom. Paperback 224 pages 196 x 129 x 21 162g Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mothers love; the smell of fresh herbs, the

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she knows it's time to put on her superhero cape

who they become friendly with while standing on their doorsteps clapping for carers

and with a truly rare degree of self-insight

spirits and secrets

She is proud to be different

potentially plotting another attack

But these are not just great cinematic themes

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a vision in white