The Reminders |
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| Author:
| Emmich, Val |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5098-2941-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Picador |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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"Heartfelt and charming; a book that goes down easy." Kirkus ReviewOvercome with the loss of his boyfriend Sydney, Gavin Winters has set fire to every reminder in their home. A neighbour has captured the blaze on video, turning this little-known TV actor into a household name. Gavin flees LA for New Jersey, where he hopes that ten-year-old Joan, the daughter of a close friend, can reconnect him with the memories of Sydney he is now in danger of losing forever. Joan was born with a rare...
More Description"Heartfelt and charming; a book that goes down easy." Kirkus ReviewOvercome with the loss of his boyfriend Sydney, Gavin Winters has set fire to every reminder in their home. A neighbour has captured the blaze on video, turning this little-known TV actor into a household name. Gavin flees LA for New Jersey, where he hopes that ten-year-old Joan, the daughter of a close friend, can reconnect him with the memories of Sydney he is now in danger of losing forever. Joan was born with a rare ability to recall every single day of her life in perfect detail, and in return for sharing her memories of Sydney, Gavin will help her write a song for a local competition. For Joan has had enough of being the girl who can't forget - she wants to be the girl who will never be forgotten . . .Charming, beautifully observed, poignant and funny, The Reminders is an irresistible story of the unlikely friendship between a grief-stricken man who can't remember and a ten-year-old girl who can't forget.