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The Queen of Bloody Everything

The Queen of Bloody Everything

by NadinJoanna (Author), Joanna Nadin (Author), Nadin Joanna (Author)

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Synopsis

As Edie Jones lies in a bed on the fourteenth floor of a Cambridge hospital, her adult daughter Dido tells their story, starting with the day that changed everything.

That was the day Dido - aged exactly six years and twenty-seven days old - met the handsome Tom Trevelyan, his precocious sister, Harry, and their parents, Angela and David.

The day Dido fell in love with a family completely different from her own.

Because the Trevelyans were exactly the kind of family Dido dreamed of.

They were normal.

Joanna Nadin's first novel for adults, The Queen of Bloody Everything, is about mothers, daughters and how we can make many choices in life but can't choose where we come from.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Edition: Main Market
 Publisher: Pan
Published: 27 Dec 2018
ISBN 10: 150985312X
ISBN 13: 9781509853120

Media Reviews
Heartfelt . . . A wonderful example of Spangles Lit * Daily Mail *
I bloody adored this perceptive, funny, unflinching novel about growing up, love, sex, mothers and everything -- Kate Eberlen, author of Miss You
You're in for a treat with this one * Red Magazine *
A bittersweet delight. Perfectly captures the awkwardness and longing of those who don't quite fit in -- Sarra Manning, author of After the Last Dance and House of Secrets
An enchanting, heartfelt and nostalgic read * Prima Magazine *
Funny, poignant and absolutely brilliant -- Rachael Lucas, author of Wildflower Bay
Tender and with a wince-inducing evocation of adolescence, you'll fall for the awkward Dido as surely as she falls for the boy next door * Sunday Mirror *
A must-read * Independent *
Nostalgic, funny and charming * Stella magazine *
A powerful, nostalgic, beautiful book, whose characters will retain a small place in your heart even after you finished it -- Ronnie Turner
A lovely story of bewilderment and belonging * Sunday Express, S Magazine *
A brilliant read * OK Magazine *
I loved everything about this book. The writing, the characters, the details through the decades and the story of a girl, Dido, who just wants to fit in * Secret Library Book Blog *
Cleverly crafted and beautifully written, this is a story to lose yourself in * The People *
Don't miss! * Best Magazine *
A captivating story throughout . . . Charmingly nostalgic . . . [and] an essential and important read * Literature Works *
Achingly romantic and painfully real, [and] one of the best accounts of the mother-daughter bond that I have ever read -- Ruth Ware
Such a lovely read . . . An amazing story * Essex life *
Author Bio
A former broadcast journalist and special adviser to the Prime Minister, since leaving politics Joanna Nadin has written more than seventy books for children and Young Adults. She is the author of the bestselling Rachel Riley diaries, the award-winning Penny Dreadful series, the Flying Fergus series (with Sir Chris Hoy), and the Carnegie Prize-nominated Joe All Alone, which has been adapted for the BBC. She is a winner of the Fantastic Book award, has been named Blue Peter 'Book of the Month' and Radio 4 Open Book 'Book of the Year', has thrice been shortlisted for the Queen of Teen award, while Spies, Dad, Big Lauren and Me was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. In 2011, Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny prize. The Queen of Bloody Everything is her first novel for adults.