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Wishbones
- Author
- Virginia Macgregor
- Narrator
- Imogen Wilde
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 18 May 2017
- Run Time
- 9 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Fitness, exercise and healthy eating, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and boat, paddle and other water sports and activities, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Rabbits and rodents, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Eating disorders and body image, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
What to expect
Feather Tucker has two wishes:
1)To get her mum healthy again
2) To win the Junior UK swimming championships
When Feather comes home on New Year’s Eve to find her mother – one of Britain’s most obese women- in a diabetic coma, she realises something has to be done to save her mum’s life. But when her Mum refuses to co-operate Feather realises that the problems run deeper than just her mum’s unhealthy appetite.
Over time, Feather’s mission to help her Mum becomes an investigation. With the help of friends old and new, and the hindrance of runaway pet goat Houdini, Feather’s starting to uncover when her mum’s life began to spiral out of control and why. But can Feather fix it in time for her mum to watch her swim to victory? And can she save her family for good?
Critics Review
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Reviews for Virginia’s adult titles:
‘Undobutedly a future classic’ – (Clare Mackintosh, author of Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling I Let You Go)
‘A life-affirming read . . . Warm, wise and insightfu’l (Good Housekeeping)
‘Sharp, funny and hugely moving, this is a must read’ (Fabulous)
‘It is impossible not to fall in love with nine-year-old Milo in this touching novel’ (Stylist)
‘The characterisation and dialogue make it easy to feel empathy for the family and readers will cheer Milo on to achieve his goal’(Sun)
‘[An] understated and likeable tale that just might restore your faith in human nature’ (Bella)
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Details
- Author
- Virginia Macgregor
- Narrator
- Imogen Wilde
- Duration
- 9 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 May 2017
- ISBN
- 9780008217310
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Fitness, exercise and healthy eating, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and boat, paddle and other water sports and activities, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Rabbits and rodents, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Eating disorders and body image, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
Synopsis
Feather Tucker has two wishes: 1)To get her mum healthy again 2) To win the Junior UK swimming championships When Feather comes home on New Year’s Eve to find her mother – one of Britain’s most obese women- in a diabetic coma, she realises something has to be done to save her mum’s life. But when her Mum refuses to co-operate Feather realises that the problems run deeper than just her mum’s unhealthy appetite. Over time, Feather’s mission to help her Mum becomes an investigation. With the help of friends old and new, and the hindrance of runaway pet goat Houdini, Feather’s starting to uncover when her mum’s life began to spiral out of control and why. But can Feather fix it in time for her mum to watch her swim to victory? And can she save her family for good?
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