SuitabookGrief and changing health
Nana Josie’s health declines as Mira experiences grief for the first time.
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Sita Brahmachari - Author
This is a coming-of-age story shaped by a family’s difficult dynamics, Nana Josie’s declining health and Mira’s first experience of grief. Friendship, culture, secrets and wonder sit alongside questions about life and death.
Twelve-year-old Mira comes from a chaotic, artistic, and outspoken family in which it's not always easy to be heard. As her beloved Nana Josie's health declines, Mira begins to discover the secrets of those around her and also starts to keep some of her own. She is drawn to mysterious Jide, a boy who is clearly hiding a troubled past. As Mira is experiencing grief for the first time, she is also discovering the wondrous and often mystical world around her. An incredibly insightful, honest novel exploring the delicate balance--and often injustice--of life and death. But at its heart, it's a celebration of friendship, culture--and life. As her beloved nana Josie's health declines, Mira begins to discover the secrets of those around her and also starts to keep some of her own. As Mira is experiencing grief for the first time, she is also discovering the wondrous world.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a coming-of-age story shaped by a family’s difficult dynamics, Nana Josie’s declining health and Mira’s first experience of grief. Friendship, culture, secrets and wonder sit alongside questions about life and death.
Nana Josie’s health declines as Mira experiences grief for the first time.
Mira belongs to a chaotic, artistic and outspoken family where it is not always easy for her to be heard; she discovers others’ secrets and keeps some of her own.
Nana Josie’s declining health and Mira’s first experience of grief are central concerns. Family chaos, secrets and a boy described as having a troubled past may also need sensitive discussion.
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