Artichoke Hearts

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Artichoke Hearts is an ideal read for 11+ girls and indeed, older girls like me, tackling serious themes in a grounded way without ever feeling preachy or pompous and having the added bonus of being very well written. There were some very good things about it - the cover, for instance is literally stunning and there were parts of the story that I loved, like the subtle symbolisms - Pat Print as a guardian angel - and the impressive insight featured in the book.

It was also good to be able to see how she acted around other people, especially family members who knew how ill she was.Artichoke Hearts was a humorous read and although it pulled on my heart strings in places, the laughs that surround the book stop it from being a depressive granny's dying read. I feel like Nana Josie needs a subtitle of her own, seeing as the book wouldn’t exist without her and she is that awesome.

Author Sita Brahmachari has created an honest portrayal of a family preparing for the death of a loved one. The debut novel of Sita Brahmachari, narrated by young Mira Levenson, is one of those quietly stunning books that sidles into your heart and won't leave easily. A Big thank you to my wonderful editor and agent Sam Swinnerton and Sophie Gorrel Barnes of MBA (Two of the most beautiful and intelligent people in publishing. who in their right mind does that just because she feels like nothing in her life is private and i mean aT LEAST TELL NANA JOSIE BOUT THE LOVE NOTES ITS NOT LIKE SHES GOING TO TO PEOPLE AT YOUR SCHOOL YOUR DAMN SECRETS. We were all very close to her and I felt that the lessons that she taught me and my children about love and living a great life should be passed on to other people.I remember when I was twelve how slowly time seemed to pass and how much could happen in a very short space of time. The only thing I found slightly annoying was the fact that the 12 year old's dialect wasn't believable. a beautiful silver charm made to the exact description in my book and presented to me by Leo, my husband. I felt that the author introduced many issues (see above) and in doing this did not develop the story. He’s a cheeky scamp who hides his intelligence and goofs around in class because it’s, like, totally lame to be clever in school, right?