Artichoke Hearts

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There are so many other little side stories with the secondary characters that, even though subtle, are so heart-wrenching. She is drawn to mysterious Jidé, a boy who is clearly hiding a troubled past and has grown hardened layers - like those of an artichoke - around his heart. The whole concept of bereavement and loss is handled very sensitively, yes there is sadness but it’s offset by Josie’s positivity the ripples of which affect all her loved ones. I can quite see what made the judges choose Artichoke Hearts, an unusual love story inspired by the relationship between the author's daughter and her own mother-in-law.I DONT RECOMMEND IT TO A SOUL AND WOULD RATHER READ TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN FOR THE 6TH TIME AND THATS SAYING SOMETHING. who in their right mind does that just because she feels like nothing in her life is private and i mean aT LEAST TELL NANA JOSIE BOUT THE LOVE NOTES ITS NOT LIKE SHES GOING TO TO PEOPLE AT YOUR SCHOOL YOUR DAMN SECRETS.

I loved the rich, believable family dynamics and the threads of kindness and optimism running through the whole book. Mira has an eccentric Nana, which was lovely to read since I do have a special space in my heart for the elderly and I really delighted in the fact that Sita focused on Nana's interests and personality rather than her impending death. Although I am not Pat Print (I don't generally go into schools wearing walking boots or holey cardigans unless I have been savaged by Smokey our temperemental cat!First of all, the grandmother (whose death of cancer is one of the major plot-points) is one of most endearing, most colourful characters in contemporary children's fiction. I would recommend this book especially to anyone who has lost a relative to a terminal illness as there is something unique about it which makes this representation of loss and bereavement and of growing up, really beautiful.