Synopses & Reviews
“I galloped through this book–couldnt stop once Id started. The writings so spare and yet the message so complex. Its spiky, sparky, pithy, and deep.”
–Kate Long, author of The Bad Mothers Handbook
She didnt mean to tell the story, or have it end that way. She just got a little . . . carried away.
It has been several years since she confided in her teacher, and Molly Drayton is still feeling the aftershocks. But when a chance meeting with a stranger leads to an offer of a room in exchange for telling stories, Molly jumps at the chance. Slowly, she builds an eccentric new family: Tim, her secretive boyfriend, who just might be a spy; Miranda, the lovelorn hairstylist; Liz, the lusty librarian; and Mr. Roberts, a landlord who listens, and his wife who is that very wonderful thing, French.
Much to Mollys surprise, she finds that the stories she now tells are her key to creating a completely different life. Suddenly, her future is full of possibilities. The trouble is, Mollys not the only one telling tales.
Sarah Salways witty, finely tuned, and poignant novel is an utterly entrancing chronicle of a unique coming-of-age, capturing the imagination as it explores what we reveal to others, how honest we are with ourselves, and the consequences of trying to bridge fact and fiction.
Praise for The ABCs of Love
“An innovatively told and exquisitely written novel about friendship, love, and life that sneaks up on you with just how extraordinary it is.”
–Melissa Senate, author of See Jane Date
“Charming and darkly funny.”
–Marie Claire (UK)
Review
"I galloped through this book couldn't stop once I'd started. The writing's so spare and yet the message so complex. It's spiky, sparky, pithy, and deep." Kate Long, author of The Bad Mother's Handbook
Review
"[A] haunting tale about the power and danger of stories." Library Journal
Review
"A lightly told, somewhat comic but darkly claustrophobic story of disturbed and disturbing empowerment in an odd neighborhood." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Using storytelling to capture attention and divert criticism in a world that has consistently let her down, Molly yearns to love and be loved and to be able to trust those around her, and leaves home and put her storytelling behind her, only to find that the stories she has been telling have become the key to starting a new and different life. Original. 12,500 first printing.
Synopsis
She didn't mean to tell the story, or have it end that way. She just got a little...carried away.
It has been several years since she confided in her teacher, and Molly Drayton is still feeling the aftershocks. But when a chance meeting with a stranger leads to an offer of a room in exchange for telling stories, Molly jumps at the chance. Slowly, she builds an eccentric new family: Tim, her secretive boyfriend, who just might be a spy; Miranda, the lovelorn hairstylist; Liz, the lusty librarian; and Mr. Roberts, a landlord who listens, and his wife who is that very wonderful thing, French.
Much to Molly's surprise, she finds that the stories she now tells are her key to creating a completely different life. Suddenly, her future is full of possibilities. The trouble is, Molly's not the only one telling tales.
Sarah Salway's witty, finely tuned, and poignant novel is an utterly entrancing chronicle of a unique coming-of-age, capturing the imagination as it explores what we reveal to others, how honest we are with ourselves, and the consequences of trying to bridge fact and fiction.