If you like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, you'll love The 10pm Question. This is a warm, surprising, quirky, yet real and intelligent novel you will fall in love with. It’s a coming of age tale of Frankie Parsons, a twelve year old boy (who thinks and acts much older) who worries incessantly about everyday life and the eccentric family around him. His new friend - colourful, creative, talkative Sydney - has relentless, unavoidable questions of her own that force Frankie and his family to face up to things that have lain dormant for years. Kate de Goldi has written a tender and endearing story that will break your heart and make you laugh in almost equal measure and the final icing on the cake - the quality of the writing is quite sublime.
It also has great crossover appeal to an adult audience plus it’s a great book for members of a family to enjoy together.
A message from the Editor of this book:
'Funny, frank and bold, Kate de Goldi's story doesn't fob off her readers with simple answers to complex problems. Sometimes a family can be full of love, but something unspoken can slowly undermine everything. Frankie, with his big 10 pm questions, is at once totally afraid and incredibly brave - a very real hero.'
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Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |