Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction
Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2011
Runner up, Mind Book of the Year 2011
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' First Book Award,
the Waverton Good Read Award,
the Authors Club First Novel Award
the Wellcome Trust Book Prize
The doctors said no more could be done and advised Grace's parents to put her away.
On her first day at the Briar Mental Institute, Grace, aged eleven, meets Daniel.
Debonair Daniel, an epileptic who can type with his feet, sees a different Grace: someone to share secrets and canoodle with, someone to fight for.
A deeply affecting, spirit-soaring story of love against the odds.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444704013
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 244 g
Dimensions: 199 x 131 x 74 mm
Henderson allows you to soar with Grace's imagination - The Times book club
'Startlingly assured, poetic and engaging - GRACE WILLIAMS SAYS IT LOUD introduces a new voice, one which I have no doubt we will be hearing much more of; I read it in two sittings, and am already looking forward to her next work.' - Patrick McCabe
'There is tenderness, joy, romance (not to mention inventive sex) and heartbreak. The language is tricksy, the subject disturbing. But this book is energetic, passionate and not easily forgotten.' - Sunday Times
Grace's story from child to adult, told to stunning effect. Beautifully written, funny, sad and unforgettable, a love story like no other, it could be your book of the year. - Choice
'far more inspiring than a hundred feel-good tomes' - Independent, Books of the Year
Mesmerising ... an incredible journey through love, loss, bittersweet triumph and disaster - Sunday Herald
'A quirky and clever debut... this is an honest and witty insight into mental illness.' - Stylist
Grace's romance with Daniel, a "debonair" epileptic, is tender and convincing; the limber, musical prose peppered with brilliant descriptions... - Independent on Sunday
This one of my favourite reads. I just could not put this book down. It is a real page turner. I also gave this book to my mother to read and she could not put this book down either.
Emma Henderson’s tale of a young girl growing up in a British mental institution is tender and revealing, enhanced all the more so by her own experience of this somewhat unsettling system that we turn over our loved... More
This debut novel by Emma Henderson who has drawn on her personal experiences to base the research behind this story is a joy to read. If you're looking for something different that isn't your normal feel... More
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