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FICTION
Talking to the Moon
S. E. Durrant
• A brilliantly realised story dealing sensitively with the difficult subject of dementia in a family setting
• Stunning writing and emotional heft
Iris is living with her grandmother, Mimi, when she is diagnosed with dementia. Always eccentric, now it’s hard to know if her stories are real or imagined. Who is Coral? What is the mystery that surrounds her death? And how can Iris stop Mimi slipping away from her?
Age: 9+
Price: £6.99
Extent: 224pp Word count: 40,000 Format: 5 1/8 x 7 3⁄4
“Beautiful writing . . . that packs a real emotional punch.”
The Bookseller on Running on Empty
“Remarkable”
The Sunday Times on Little Bits of Sky
• Powerful • Topical • Evocative
S. E. Durrant has wanted to be a writer since she was a child and has always squeezed writing in around the edges of her life. She has taken on many jobs including working on a stall at Covent Garden market, selling paintings in Venice and teaching art to children. She now lives in Brighton with her partner and two teenage children, all of whom are taller than she is.