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Alice and the Fly

A spellbinding debut novel by an exceptional new young British talent.

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.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 323
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781444790108
  • Genres
  • fiction, contemporary, mystery, teen
  • Release date
  • 2015