This month I’m reading…Cuckoo in the Nest by Fran Hill

By 2023-03-21T06:48:00

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I knew a little about Fran already - that she used to be a teacher and that she is funny. Her previous books were amusing stories of teaching so this new novel is something of a departure. It is about 14-year-old Jackie Chadwick, and based during the heatwave summer of 1976. Jackie’s mum has died and her dad is not coping with life. An alcoholic, his lack of parenting is forcing Jackie to be self-sufficient – as well as look after him. 

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