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The Weight of Small Things

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Pub Date 28 May 2020 | Archive Date 28 May 2020


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Description

Nine-year-old Frankie Appleton likes to count gates.

One day she hopes to design the perfect gate - a gate to keep the bad things out.

Little does she know that the bad things have already got in.

Now her mother is dead, and the only other person with a house key has disappeared.

Frankie thinks she knows who it is. But first she has to prove it.


A delicately brutal exploration of what lies behind closed doors, and of the secrets and lies that form the fabric of every family, The Weight of Small Things is as charming as it is chilling.

Nine-year-old Frankie Appleton likes to count gates.

One day she hopes to design the perfect gate - a gate to keep the bad things out.

Little does she know that the bad things have already got in.

Now...


Advance Praise

"This is a beautifully written book with a charming, young narrator combined with a surprisingly dark and unusual whodunnit. It's a touching, powerful and twisty read, which is packed with intrigue. Will appeal to fans of Joanna Cannon's The Trouble With Goats and Sheep."      

S.J Harris - author of THE COLOUR OF BEE LARKHAM'S MURDER

"This is a beautifully written book with a charming, young narrator combined with a surprisingly dark and unusual whodunnit. It's a touching, powerful and twisty read, which is packed with intrigue...


Marketing Plan

Major nationwide marketing and publicity campaign launching May 2020 and running through the autumn (reach 45 million)

Beautifully designed proofs, postcards, and point of sale available 

Major nationwide marketing and publicity campaign launching May 2020 and running through the autumn (reach 45 million)

Beautifully designed proofs, postcards, and point of sale available 


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781913406189
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)

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