How the Light Gets In: Popular Penguins

Name: How the Light Gets In: Popular Penguins
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143204770
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By M.J. Hyland

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How the Light Gets In: Popular Penguins by M.J. Hyland explores the experience of a young Australian exchange student named Lou Connor, who arrives in an American suburb hoping to escape her troubled upbringing. As she navigates her new life with the Harding family, she grapples with the tensions between her aspirations and the realities she encounters, highlighting themes of identity, belonging and the challenges of personal transformation.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy deeply introspective narratives and complex character development. It delves into the life of an outsider trying to navigate personal challenges and the nuances of belonging in a foreign environment. If you appreciate stories that explore themes of identity and resilience, you might find this novel captivating.

How the Light Gets In: Popular Penguins

Lou Connor wants to escape her life of poverty, so she travels from Sydney to the US as an exchange student. But her host-family, the Hardings - who live in a prefabricated mansion in a nameless Chicago suburb - are in suffocating pursuit of a particular form of suburban perfection. From the very beginning, nothing is as it seems.

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How the Light Gets In: Popular Penguins by M.J. Hyland tells the story of Lou Connor, who desires to break free from her emotionally crass family and life of poverty. To achieve this, Lou embarks on a journey from Sydney to the United States as an exchange student.

Upon her arrival, she is placed with the Hardings, a host family residing in a prefabricated mansion located in an unnamed Chicago suburb. The Hardings are obsessed with achieving a certain version of suburban perfection, which quickly becomes stifling for Lou.

From the very beginning, Lou realises that nothing in this new environment is as it seems.

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How the Light Gets In: Popular Penguins by M.J. Hyland is regarded as a compelling exploration of a young girl's struggle with her identity in a foreign environment. Readers appreciate Hyland's nuanced portrayal of cultural dislocation and personal transformation. The book's engaging narrative style and deep character development are frequently highlighted, with many finding it both poignant and thought-provoking.

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ISBN: 9780143204770

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 208g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

M.J. Hyland is the author of How the Light Gets in, Carry Me Down, and This is How.

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