Shes Not There

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'A wonderful, artfully addictive novel' IAN MCEWAN

When Jonah and Raff wake up on Monday, their mother Lucy isnt there.
Although hes only nine, Jonah knows enough about the world to keep her absence a secret. If anyone found out shed left them alone, who knows what could happen to him and his little brother

As the days go on, he puzzles over the clues left behind: who sent Lucy flowers Why is her phone in a plant pot Why are all her shoes still there And who in their neighbourhood might know more about Lucy than he does

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Praise for Shes Not There:

Tamsin Grey is wise about the street, and wise about the heart, especially the hearts of children. Her multi-racial London pulses with Dickensian energy and delight. She has that rare gift of combining in her prose the lyrical with the precise. Shes Not There is a wonderful, artfully addictive novel Ian McEwan

Brilliant and heartbreaking (and funny) Kit de Waal

[An] amazing debut, packed with South London atmosphereit has To Kill a Mockingbird written all over it brilliant Daily Mail

Mesmerisingly good Lisa Jewell

Tamsin Greys young narrator inhabits a south London that is diverse, inclusive and very real. Shes Not There is a beautiful, sad, strong story, enticingly told and an extremely assured debut Stella Duffy

Theres an almost unbearable tenderness to Tamsin Greys sad, sweet debut Psychologies

A gripping read, the voices of the children are pitch perfect and will stay with you long after the last page Rosie Boycott

This book will fly! Jonah is a wonderful creation and I loved his wise-childs view of the world, trying to make sense of the behaviour of adults, which is so often so much more irrational than that of children. He is so generous and forgiving and, of course,very funny. It makes you realise what we lose by growing up. The other characters are all very vibrant especially the absent Lucy. Raff is adorable and Smelly Shelly truly heart-warming Julia Rochester

Author Bio

Tamsin Grey grew up in England and Zambia. She has worked as a cucumber picker, a yoga teacher, an oral historian, and as speechwriter to a secretary of state. She's Not There is her first novel.