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One Foot Wrong by Sofie Laguna
Nominated for the prestigious literary prizes, One Foot Wrong is unlike any book you will have read before. Seen through the eyes of a child, Hester - a girl of few words, verbally and physically abused by her parents, confined to her house, her only friends inanimate objects: Tree, Axe, Spoon - the story follows her unique perspective of the world. Then one day her parents are forced to send her to school and she discovers a whole new world outside the one she knew.
Challenging the boundaries of right and wrong, sanity and madness, friendship, love and justice, Hester’s story is often dark and harrowing, but the impact of her distinctive voice and way of seeing the world is beautiful and inspiring.
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Suggested Discussion Points:
- Describe the use of drawings and imagery in Hester's world and the book?
- Discuss Hester's friendship with inanimate objects like Broom, Handle and Spoon, and why you think she calls her parents Sack and Boot.
- Various birds feature in Hester's perception of the world. What do you think they represent?
- How did you react to the ending? Were you expecting it?
Every month we invite you to send us reviews of the book and send any questions to the featured Book Club Choice Author. We will feature a selection of the reviews and author Q&A next month. The star review will receive a free copy of our next Book Club choice.
August Hidden Dance, The - by Susan Wooldridge
A moving and gripping novel, set in the 1930s, as English Society emerges from the shadow of the Great War and wakes to the nascent horror of Chancellor Hitler. The story unfolds aboard the SS Etoile, a luxury liner, during its five day voyage fro...
July Henry's Sisters - by Cathy Lamb
This is a story about a family that’s fallen apart and ends up being put back together again. It’s about a Queen Anne house, a bakery, a motorcycle, a mid life crisis Corvette, flowery smelling pink letters, an amusing divorce, burning br...
June This is the Day - by Daniel Blythe
To the outside world, Tom and Ella Barclay have everything: two beautiful children, a lovely home, great jobs and, of course, each other. But after fifteen years together the lines of communication have become blurred and with fortieth birthdays not ...
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