Toffee by Sarah Crossan
The outstanding novel from the incomparable, multi-award-winning and Laureate na nOg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and incredibly moving, it explores mental health and friendship while asking what it means to be a family.
Impossible not to read it in a single gulp * The Times *
Utterly sublime * Cecelia Ahern *
Compelling and beautifully wrought * The Sunday Times *
A book that changes its reader for the better * Guardian *
Undoubtedly one of the best books of the year * Irish Times *
One of our most original writers * John Boyne *
Very special * Daily Mail *
Winner of the Honour Award for Fiction in the KPMG Ireland Children’s Books Awards 2020, Toffee is lyrical and compelling, with Crossan’s style beautifully balancing trauma and frustration, with heart-warming moments and glimpses of humour * Paper Lanterns *
This is a tense read, as two vulnerable characters struggle to maintain their autonomy in a precarious worldThere are no happy endings, but the reader feels that Allison/Toffee’s commitment to education will be her salvation * CBI Mind Yourself 2020 Reading Guide *
I would read one page of this and find myself needing to turn to the next because this book was so good. The chapters were short and it left me wanting more ... Intense and also kind of moving * Teen Titles Magazine *
Utterly sublime * Cecelia Ahern *
Compelling and beautifully wrought * The Sunday Times *
A book that changes its reader for the better * Guardian *
Undoubtedly one of the best books of the year * Irish Times *
One of our most original writers * John Boyne *
Very special * Daily Mail *
Winner of the Honour Award for Fiction in the KPMG Ireland Children’s Books Awards 2020, Toffee is lyrical and compelling, with Crossan’s style beautifully balancing trauma and frustration, with heart-warming moments and glimpses of humour * Paper Lanterns *
This is a tense read, as two vulnerable characters struggle to maintain their autonomy in a precarious worldThere are no happy endings, but the reader feels that Allison/Toffee’s commitment to education will be her salvation * CBI Mind Yourself 2020 Reading Guide *
I would read one page of this and find myself needing to turn to the next because this book was so good. The chapters were short and it left me wanting more ... Intense and also kind of moving * Teen Titles Magazine *
Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London and New York, and now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in Philosophy and Literature before training as an English and drama teacher at the University of Cambridge. Sarah is the current Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate).
sarahcrossan.com @SarahCrossan
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408868133 |
| ISBN 10 | 140886813X |
| Title | Toffee |
| Author | Sarah Crossan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2020-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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