Hide And Seek
Clare Sambrook
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Meet Harry Pickles, aged nine and a bit. Harry is the fastest boy runner in the world (probably), first son of Mo and Pa (the best-looking parents in the school car park), big brother to Daniel (who runs like a girl but is, in his own twerpy way, a star). His life is good. He’s premier league. At least, that’s the way it was before the school trip …
Clare Sambrook’s unforgettable first novel captures with startling truth and clarity the perspective of a confused nine-year-old. Poignant and personal, Hide and Seek resonates with authenticity and a brutal honesty that manages to be harrowing, life-affirming and funny.
“Hide & Seek is one of those rare novels you thrust at your friends and say ‘Read this!’. It’s ultra-convincingly written from the view point of a nine year old boy but it’s a very adult read. Wise and funny and searingly sad but ultimately heart-warming.”
Jaqueline Wilson
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“My God, it is beautifully done, probably the best book of its kind since … The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
the Observer
“Sambrook shows it is possible to write about complex emotional conditions in a child’s voice. Touching, sad and very funny.”
Katy Guest
independent On Sunday
“Harry is a remarkable invention.”
Lesley Mcdowell
sunday Herald
Clare Sambrook
Hide & Seek is Clare Sambrook’s first novel, and has already been translated into twelve languages. She lives in Cumbria, where she is working on her next book.