King of Rabbits

King of Rabbits

SKU: 9781529156751 Categories: , Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

8.99 JOD

Please allow 2 – 5 weeks for delivery of this item

Description

CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE MONTH BY AFRORI BOOKSFEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4: OPEN BOOK’It’s hard not to fall for the main character . . . you can see the car crash coming, but you can’t look away’ CLAIRE FULLER’A brilliantly crafted story about class and race, and the failure of society to catch children who fall through the cracks’ INDEPENDENT Kai lives on a rural council estate in Somerset with his three older sisters, and his mum who is being led into an addiction by his troubled father. Kai adores three things: his dad, his friend Saffie and the school rabbit Flopsy – and is full of ambition to be the fastest runner in Middledown Primary. But Kai’s natural optimism and energy collide with an adult world he doesn’t understand. And when his life drifts towards an event that will change everything, will his love of nature and the wild rabbits in the woods provide him with the resilience he needs to overcome the odds?’A heartfelt novel about poverty, race and trauma’ GUARDIAN’A brilliant debut; vivid and compelling’ JENNI FAGAN

Additional information

Weight0.237 kg
Dimensions2 × 13 × 19.9 cm
Format

Paperback

Pages

336

Year Published

2022-3-10

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1529156750

About The Author

Karla Neblett lives in Somerset. This is her first novel.

Review Quote

King of Rabbits weaves around Kai, a wee boy growing up among love, loss and chaos on a council estate in Somerset.Kai pits his imagination against the realities of poverty, class and racism, as the world around him spirals.

Other text

Neblett has drawn a really interesting character in Kai, and he particularly shines in the parts of the story when he is a small child … and there are other really strong characters throughout, too … As Kai experiences a variety of emotional awakenings in the novel, we are dragged along with him and feel his pain at every turn. And a couple of the bigger events in the narrative are foreshadowed in a skillful manner. So there really is a lot to praise about King of Rabbits … There is enough in this book to warrant a recommendation, for sure. Neblett's experience in previous roles is put to good use to bring a believable character and a believable circumstance to life, and there was never a point when I didn't want to keep reading to find out what would happen to Kai. And there are points in King of Rabbits that are extremely powerful.

Related products