Solace of the Road

Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice ways and their false sympathy. And she hates her life, her stupid school and the way everyone is always on at her. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blonde locks she feels transformed. She's not Holly any more, she's Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the super-sharp talk. She's older, more confident - the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland and find her mum. The kind of girl who can face the world head on. So begins a bittersweet, and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self, and unlocking the secrets of her past. "Solace of the Road" is a wonderful novel from one of the UK's most talented new writers for teenagers. Holly's story will leave a lasting impression on all who travel with her.

ISBN 038560971X   Pages 272 ISBN13 9780385609715 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 387 Publisher Random House Children's Publishers UK   Published in London Imprint David Fickling Books   Height (mm) 214 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 144 Publication date 05 Feb 2009   Spine width (mm) 28 DEWEY 823.92   Academic level Children DEWEY edition DC22   Interest age from 12

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