Alice and the Fly 'a darkly quirky story of love, obsession and fear' Anna James
Synopsis
This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It's about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - in any of its forms - and nurturing it. Miss Hayes has a new theory. She thinks my condition's caused by some traumatic incident from my past I keep deep-rooted in my mind. As soon as I come clean I'll flood out all these tears and it'll all be ok and I won't be scared of Them anymore. The truth is I can't think of any single traumatic childhood incident to tell her. I mean, there are plenty of bad memories - Herb's death, or the time I bit the hole in my tongue, or Finners Island, out on the boat with Sarah - but none of these are what caused the phobia. I've always had it. It's Them. I'm just scared of Them. It's that simple.Book details
- Author:
- James Rice
- ISBN:
- 9781444790115
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781444790092
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Pages:
- 304
- Reading age:
- 12-14
- Grades:
- Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2021-02-10
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Copyright by:
- James Rice
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction