Mi hermana vive sobre la repisa de la chimenea

Synopsis of Mi hermana vive sobre la repisa de la chimenea

«Mi hermana vive sobre la repisa de la chimenea» is the novel by Annabel Pitcher, published by Siruela in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).

Jamie is ten years old and still hasn't cried for his sister Rose, who died five years earlier in a bombing in London. His father drinks, his mother has left, and Jasmine, Rose's twin, has stopped eating. A television advert makes him dream of his family being together again, in a story of grief and hope with humour.

Original title: My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece. The translation is by Lola Diez. Nuevos Tiempos collection, number 192; third edition. Winner of the Branford Boase and Betty Trask awards.

Recommended by critics for young people and adults, especially for those seeking family stories told from a child's perspective.