β Scribed by Mahsuda Snaith
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Ten years ago, two girlsβ lives changed forever.
Now one of them is ready to tell their story.
'A quirky lovable mystery and a brilliant, heartbreaking debut' Stylist
'A new face of fiction [and] an original coming of age novel' Observer
The first memory I have of you is all knickers and legs. You had flipped yourself into a handstand and couldnβt get back down. We became best friends, racing slugs, pretending to be spies β all the things that children do. Ten years later, eighteen-year-old Ravine Roy spends every day in her room. Completing crosswords and scribbling in her journal, she keeps the outside world exactly where she wants it; outside. But as the real world begins to invade her carefully controlled space, she is forced to finally confront the questions sheβs been avoiding. Who is her mother meeting in secret? Who has moved in next door? And why, all those years ago, when two girls pulled on their raincoats and wellies and headed out into the woods did only one of them return? βA breakout book from an incredibly talented debut writer. Read, weep and laugh β Stylist βAn original heartfelt read by a new British talentβ Independent βA delightfully fresh voiceβ Daily Mail **
"An original and affecting coming-of-age novel ... Snaith's clear-eyed depiction of estate life at the turn of the millennium resists cliches" - - The Observer
"Written in clear yet multi-layered prose ... a vibrant portrayal of estate life in the late nineties and an affecting story of friendship , dealing with pain, grief and coming-of-age in a single-parent family. While those big themes pervade, itβs the minutiae of life in Ravineβs and Ammaβs flat that bring welcome humour, like her descriptions of Amma in her sari and white trainers, cleaned daily with vinegar and lemon ... Itβs an original, heartfelt read that will appeal as much to children of the nineties and noughties as it will readers of any age excited by a new British talent." - - Independent
"Snaith has a delightfully fresh voice and vividly conveys the claustrophobic nature of Ravine's situation as the mystery of what happened ten years earlier is gradually revealed." - Daily Mail - Fanny Blake
"Definitely worth squeezing into your hand luggage... one of the most brilliant summer beach reads ... a promising debut" - - Red
"A powerful debut ... told with warmth and humanity, this is a novel that shines because the characters feel so human and their plights feel so real " - - CultureFly
Mahsuda Snaith is the winner of the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2014 and Bristol Short Story Prize 2014, and a finalist in the Mslexia Novel Writing Competition 2013. She leads writing workshops and teaches part-time in primary schools.
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