The outstanding novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning,former Laureate na n贸g Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and incredibly moving,it explores love and family during The Great HungerIreland,1846 Nell is working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House. Once she loved school and books and dreaming. But there's not much choice of work when the land grows food that rots in the earth. Now she is scrubbing,peeling,washing,sweeping for Sir Philip Wicken,the man who owns her home,her family's land,their crops,everything. His dogs are always well fed,even as famine sets in.Upstairs in the Big House,where Nell is forbidden to enter,is Johnny Browning,newly arrived from England: the young nephew who will one day inherit it all. And as hunger and disease run rampant all around them,a spark of life and hope catches light when Nell and Johnny find each other. This is a love story,and the story of a people being torn apart. This is a powerful and unforgettable novel from the phenomenally talented Sarah Crossan.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526666598Number of pages: 432Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm
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PRAISE FOR TOFFEE: "Utterly Sublime",- Cecelia Ahern,"Impossible not to read it in a single gulp" - The Times,"Undoubtedly one of the best books of the year" - Irish Times,"Compelling and beautifully wrought" - The Sunday Times,"A book that changes its reader for the better" - The Guardian,"One of our most original writers" - John BoynePRAISE FOR ONE: "The best book I've read in years. It's a spectacular testament to love. It blows your head back" - Katherine Rundell
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