Gwenni Morgan is not like any other girl in this small Welsh town. Inquisitive, bookish and full of spirit, she can fly in her sleep and loves playing detective. So when a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, and no one seems to be asking the right questions, Gwenni decides to conduct her own investigation.
Mari Strachan's unforgettable novel was one of the most acclaimed and successful debuts of 2009. It is a heart-breaking and hugely enjoyable story.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781847673053
Number of pages: 346
Weight: 235 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 20 mm
Edition: Main
The Earth Hums in B Flat is a richly evocative, warm but unsentimental tale of a child detective struggling to piece together clues about the lives around her ... extremely compelling. I loved this novel. - Catherine O'Flynn, author of What Was Lost
I loved this debut, which manages to give a young girl's narrative an authentically quirky aspect, without ever resorting to cutesiness or cosiness . . . Strachan eschews whimsy for reality in a beautifully written story about growing up. - Lesley McDowell, Independent on Sunday
A fondness for unorthodoxy gives [Strachan's] girl-growing-up story its unique flavour . . . A warm and touching, but blessedly unsentimental, novel. - Kate Saunders, The Times
Strachan's prose is pitch perfect. A gorgeous debut. - Eithne Farry, Marie Claire
At a time when many panic-stricken publishers want their debut novelists to resemble junior celebs fresh out of stage school, Mari Strachan - and Canongate - are proving that the words still matter most. ... Strachan has a voice and a vision all her own. - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
Gwenni Morgan lives in a small rural village in the heart of Wales. It is the early 1950’s, and the country is still struggling with post war loss and shortages of everything, but that is just life as Gwenni and her... More
This is a lovely story seen through the memories of a child on a small
community. Once started this tale is compulsive.
Twelve and a half year-old Gwenni, the narrator of this novel, is a fine creation - precocious, with a vivid imagination, but also childishly innocent and naive. The magical world she creates for herself, in which she... More
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