The Smell of Other People's Houses

Name: The Smell of Other People's Houses
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SKU: 9780571314959
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By Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

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Set in Alaska during 1970, The Smell of Other People's Houses follows four young lives entwined by hardship and hope. Ruth seeks to honour her grieving mother, Dora wants to escape her abusive father, Alyce stays to please her parents, and Hank runs away to protect his brothers. Their stories weave together in a poignant tale of love, tragedy, and salvation in a harsh, unforgiving landscape.
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This evocative novel is ideal for young adult readers who appreciate deeply authentic stories exploring family, resilience, and survival in challenging circumstances.

Love, tragedy, luck and salvation in the interweaving stories of four teenagers in this extraordinary 1970s Alaskan set debut novel.

Love, tragedy, luck and salvation in the interweaving stories of four teenagers in this extraordinary 1970s Alaskan set debut novel.

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Alaska, 1970: growing up here is like nowhere else.

Ruth wants to be remembered by her grieving mother. Dora wishes she was invisible to her abusive father. Alyce is staying at home to please her parents. Hank is running away for the sake of his brothers.

Four very different lives are about to become entangled. Because if we don't save each other, how can we begin to save ourselves?

The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock is an extraordinary, stunning debut that is both moving and deeply authentic. These intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare and wonderful talent.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571314959

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - YA edition

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 185g

Pages: 272

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Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Young Adult

About the Author

Born and raised in Alaska and a longtime journalist for Alaska Public Radio, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock spent ten years fishing commercially and raised her children on a boat in Southeast Alaska - bringing a rare authenticity to her writing about America's last frontier. She now lives in Lyons, Colorado, where she's slowly rebuilding her house after the catastrophic floods of September 2013. THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES is her first novel.

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