Margot and Me

Juno Dawson

• 26 januari 2017
• 9781471406089

Samenvatting:

Fliss's mother is recovering from cancer, so they go to stay with her Grandmother, Margot, in Wales. Fliss isn't looking forward to it, but then she finds Margot's diary from WWII, and starts reading about her life as a young woman during the Blitz. She discovers an unknown side to her grandmother, and a dark secret. Touches on themes of grief, illness and LGBT, from the high-profile author. Ages: 12

How can you hate someone in the present and love them in the past?

Fliss's mum needs peace and quiet to recuperate from a long illness, so they both move to the countryside to live with Margot, Fliss's stern and bullying grandmother. Life on the farm is tough and life at school is even tougher, so when Fliss unearths Margot's wartime diary, she sees an opportunity to get her own back.

But Fliss soon discovers Margot's life during the evacuation was full of adventure, mystery . . . and even passion. What's more, she learns a terrible secret that could tear her whole family apart . . .