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{{Short description|2011 novel by Annabel Pitcher}} |
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[[File:My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Orion Books]])]] |
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'''''My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece ''''' is a 2011 novel written by [[Annabel Pitcher]]. It won the 2012 [[Branford Boase Award]],<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18736851 | title = My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece wins Branford Boase award | date = 6 July 2012| accessdate = 23 March 2013| publisher = BBC News}}</ref> and received at least 25 other award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/21/annabel-pitcher-waterstones-childrens-book-prize | work = [[The Guardian]] | title = Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children's book prize | date = 21 March 2013 | accessdate = 23 March 2013 | first = Michelle| last = Pauli}}</ref> |
[[File:My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Orion Books]])]]'''''My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece ''''' is a 2011 novel written by [[Annabel Pitcher]]. It won the 2012 [[Branford Boase Award]],<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18736851 | title = My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece wins Branford Boase award | date = 6 July 2012| accessdate = 23 March 2013| publisher = BBC News}}</ref> and received at least 25 other award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/21/annabel-pitcher-waterstones-childrens-book-prize | work = [[The Guardian]] | title = Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children's book prize | date = 21 March 2013 | accessdate = 23 March 2013 | first = Michelle| last = Pauli}}</ref> |
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==Plot summary== |
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Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews and his family, consisting of his sister, Jasmine, who is 15, and his father, an alcoholic, moves to the Lake District from London after Jamie's mother has an affair and leaves. Sitting on the Mantelpiece in their new home is the ashes of Rose, Jas's twin sister, who was killed on September 9 in the London Bombings, five years earlier. Jas has been deeply troubled by the death of her sister, yet it doesn't bother Jamie since he was too young to really know Rose and thus he hasn’t cried since. At his new school, a [[Church of England]] school, Jamie befriends Sunya, who is a Muslim. Jamie knows his father wouldn't approve of their friendship, as he hates Muslims and blames Rose's death on the entire Muslim population. |
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Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews moves to the Lake District from London with his 15-year-old sister Jasmine and alcoholic father after their mother has an affair and leaves them. Jasmine's twin sister, Rose, was killed on September 9 in the [[London Bombings]] five years earlier - her ashes remain in an urn on the mantelpiece. Jasmine and their parents have been deeply troubled by Rose's death, yet Jamie was too young to remember Rose and thus remains mostly unaffected. At his new [[Church of England]] school, Jamie befriends a Muslim girl named Sunya. Jamie's father has developed a [[hatred of Muslims|Islamophobic belief]] following Rose's death, which he blames on the entire Muslim population. Knowing his father would not approve, Jamie struggles to keep his friendship with Sunya a secret from him while also trying to make sense of the tragedy that has permanently changed his family. |
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This novel is narrated by Jamie and expresses his deep feelings. |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 16 September 2024
My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece is a 2011 novel written by Annabel Pitcher. It won the 2012 Branford Boase Award,[1] and received at least 25 other award nominations.[2]
Plot summary
[edit]Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews moves to the Lake District from London with his 15-year-old sister Jasmine and alcoholic father after their mother has an affair and leaves them. Jasmine's twin sister, Rose, was killed on September 9 in the London Bombings five years earlier - her ashes remain in an urn on the mantelpiece. Jasmine and their parents have been deeply troubled by Rose's death, yet Jamie was too young to remember Rose and thus remains mostly unaffected. At his new Church of England school, Jamie befriends a Muslim girl named Sunya. Jamie's father has developed a Islamophobic belief following Rose's death, which he blames on the entire Muslim population. Knowing his father would not approve, Jamie struggles to keep his friendship with Sunya a secret from him while also trying to make sense of the tragedy that has permanently changed his family.
Critical reception
[edit]Critic Philip Ardagh of The Guardian succinctly headlined: "The fact that this is Pitcher's first foray into fiction is gob-smacking. It's a wonderful piece of writing."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece wins Branford Boase award". BBC News. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Pauli, Michelle (21 March 2013). "Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children's book prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Ardagh, Philip (20 May 2011). "My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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