Awards
Costa First Novel Award
2009 Shortlist
Inside the Whale by Jennie Rooney
Judges: "This perfectly-formed debut novel is gentle, perceptive and moving."
Stevie must tell her family the truth - but the past is complicated. First there was her Mum who developed an anxious streak after marrying the wrong Reg, then there was the man from the dairy who taught Stevie to swim and broke her heart. Then four years of war came and it's not until Stevie meets Jonathan that she finally starts to feel safety. Meanwhile, Michael's memories are squashed into a shoebox ready for his move into hospital. Years ago, he trained military carrier pigeons for the Royal Corps in Cairo yet his own homecoming has taken a lifetime. Michael has never been good at putting things into words but Anna, a young healthcare worker, has the patience to eke out his story.
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