Review:
My candlelight novel by Joanne Horniman
Allen and Unwin, 2008.
(Age 15-18) This novel is written as a companion to
Secret
Scribbled
Notebooks and gives an insight into the life of a teenage single
mother
and the challenges that face her in her quest for a life of her own.
Sophie lives in a boarding house with her sister Kate and Lil, the
woman who took them in when their mother and father could no longer
cope. She has an almost one year old daughter Hetty. When Kate heads to
university Sophie decides to continue her education and because she has
a love of books enrols in a literature course at a local university.
The novel explores the people Sophie meets and the experiences she has
as she ventures back into the wider world having been sheltered from it
whilst caring for Hetty.
The novel is written in two parts and although not equal in length help
the reader to explore in greater depth Sophie's life and experiences.
Tracy Glover
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