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Although I'm a little bit younger than Philippa I found that a lot of the references through the book also had meaning to me from my own childhood, and so I had that warm nostalgic feel as I read. I found there were lots of moments when I didn't much like Philippa, although I felt sorry for her, I really loved some of the other characters such as Bob Sugar (who owns the sweet shop/newsagents where Philippa lives - what a great name!) and also Wink, the elderly lady with an outspoken parrot who gets adopted into their family too. It's a real family drama, with plenty of humour as well as moments of tragedy, and although I can't possibly say what happens in the end without ruining the whole book I thought it was deftly written, very moving and I didn't expect it ''at all''!
The book is perhaps a little bit too long, and there is one relationship that occurs that I wasn't entirely convinced by, but I thought this was an enjoyable read and would certainly lookout look out for future books by Sophie Duffy.
Further reading suggestion: If you enjoy stories that move between past and present you might also want to try [[Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson]] who is a wonderful writer of great characters. We also liked [[Bright Stars by Sophie Duffy|Bright Stars]] by Sophie Duffyand [[My Life in Black and White by Kim Izzo]].
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