Sarah Maria Griffin: Other Words for Smoke [2019] paperback ARTCR followed by lemongrass pavlova

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mental health issues and the hypocrisy of a country where young women are "popping caffeine pills and turning jaundiced" as they slave away in factories helping to fund higher education for male siblings

fluent in the language of the ocean

Even the common areas of the unique properties are splendidly accentuated- lavish lobbies and elaborate elevators make the mere arrival to a building or residence a memorable experience

Among the essayists to whom he pays tribute - from Virginia Woolf to Georges Perec

Sarah Maria Griffin: Other Words for Smoke [2019] paperback ARTCR followed by lemongrass pavlovaVoted Teen & YA Book of the Year at the 2019 Irish Book Awards. From the author of Spare and Found Parts, described as "fierce and fearless" by V. E. Schwab and "beautifully written and compelling" by Marian Keyes, comes a story of a haunted house, magic behind the wallpaper, and the strangest summer ever. The house at the end of the lane burned down, and Rita Frost and her teenage ward, Bevan, were never seen again. The townspeople never learned what