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The First Day of Spring

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The First Day of Spring

Von: Nancy Tucker
Gesprochen von: Kristin Atherton
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'So that was all it took,' I thought. 'That was all it took for me to feel like I had all the power in the world. One morning, one moment, one yellow-haired boy. It wasn't so much after all.'

Chrissie knows how to steal sweets from the shop without getting caught, the best hiding place for hide-and-seek, the perfect wall for handstands.

Now she has a new secret. It gives her a fizzing sherbet feeling in her belly. She doesn't get to feel power like this at home, where food is scarce and attention scarcer.

Fifteen years later, Julia is working in a fish-and-chip shop and trying to mother her five-year-old daughter, Molly. She is always worried - about affording food and school shoes, about what the other mothers think of her. Most of all, she worries that the social services are about to take Molly away.

That's when the phone calls begin which Julia is too afraid to answer, because it's clear the caller knows the truth about what happened 15 years ago.

And it's time to face the truth: is forgiveness and redemption ever possible for someone who has killed?

©2021 Nancy Tucker (P)2021 Penguin Audio Belletristik Großstadtleben

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"Tense, addictive and powered by an unforgettable narrative voice." (Paula Hawkins)

"A darkly dazzling debut, a harrowing story of neglect and cruelty written with a delicate touch and a big heart. As gripping as the tensest of thrillers and as moving and humane as the most intimate of memoirs." (Lisa Jewell)

"The First Day of Spring is Nancy Tucker's first work of fiction and my god this is outstanding.... This book is so powerful and so disturbing that I will be thinking about it for months to come. Without a doubt this goes into my Top Ten Books of 2021." (Tracy Fenton)
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You probably won’t like the little girl Chrissie that much, but I guarantee that her story will not fail to move you. The author shows with amazing depth the thoughts, ideas and explanations to the world around her.
The story is beautifully written and beautifully told by the exceptional reader.

Hart wrenching insights to a neglected girls world

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best read of the year so far. so relatable for someone who was a cruel, detached, mentally struggling child, disassociating from her own humanity before getting the chance to fully grow into her own brain. fun accent to listen to as well

such a thrill!

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