SuitabookLiving between separated parents
Alice shuffles between her mother’s and father’s homes, neither of which initially feels like home.
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Holly Webb - Author
This is a tender story about a child feeling displaced after her parents separate.
A touching tale from bestselling author Holly Webb. Alice's parents have split up, and now she has to shuffle between two houses, neither of which feel like home. Mum is distracted, Dad is busy with his new family, and no one seems to notice Alice still exists. But when Mum takes her to the pet shop to buy a hamster, she spies a little brown mouse hiding at the back of the cage. He is tiny, with cocoa-brown fur, and Alice decides to name him Truffle after the chocolaty-treat. Alice spends lots of time with Truffle, and soon she doesn't feel so lonely. With the tiny mouse by her side, Alice begins to realize that maybe things are going to be OK after all.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a tender story about a child feeling displaced after her parents separate.
Alice shuffles between her mother’s and father’s homes, neither of which initially feels like home.
Alice feels unnoticed, then spends time with Truffle and begins to feel less lonely.
The family situation may deserve attention if separation or divided homes feel close to a child’s experience.
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