The Smell of Other People's Houses

<b>SHORTLISTED for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award.</b><br><br><b>Love, tragedy, luck and salvation in the interweaving stories of four teenagers in this extraordinary 1970s Alaskan set debut novel.</b><br><br>Alaska, 1970: growing up here is like nowhere else. <br><br>Ruth wants to be remembered by her grieving mother.<br>Dora wishes she was invisible to her abusive father.<br>Alyce is staying at home to please her parents. <br>Hank is running away for the sake of his brothers. <br><br>Four very different lives are about to become entangled. Because if we don't save each other, how can we begin to save ourselves?<br><br>Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's extraordinary, stunning debut is both moving, and deeply authentic. These intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare and wonderful talent.<br><br><b>'Gorgeous.'</b> <i>Spectator</i><br><br><b>'An exceptional coming of age novel for young adults - or indeed just adults.'</b> <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br><b>'Ambitious and original, this transports the reader effortlessly both in time and space.'</b> <i>Metro</i><br><br><b>'This book reaches through the mêlée of voices in YA; its smell, or scent, fresh and alluring.'</b> <i>The Independent</i><br><br><b>'Intoxicating . . . w</b><b>ill resonate with readers of all ages.'</b><i> Publishers Weekly</i><br><br><b>'Excellent.' </b><i>School Library Journal</i><br><br><b>'A nice and different read.' </b><i>Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'A piercing look at life lived at 40 below.'</b> <i>The Financial Times</i>