| 词条 | My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece |
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Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews and his family, consisting of his sister, Jasmine, who is 15, and his father, an alcoholic, moves to the Lake District from London after Jamie's mother has an affair and leaves. Sitting on the Mantelpiece in their new home is the ashes of Rose, Jas's twin sister, who was killed on September 9 in the London Bombings, five years earlier. Jas has been deeply troubled by the death of her sister, yet it doesn't bother Jamie since he was too young to really know Rose and thus he hasn’t cried since. At his new school, a catholic school, Jamie befriends Sunya, who is a Muslim. Jamie knows his father wouldn't approve of their friendship, as he hates Muslims and blames Rose's death on the entire Muslim population. This novel is narrated by Jamie and expresses his deep feelings. Critical receptionCritic Philip Ardagh of The Guardian succinctly headlined: "The fact that this is Pitcher's first foray into fiction is gob-smacking. It's a wonderful piece of writing."[3] References1. ^{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18736851 | title = My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece wins Branford Boase award | date = 6 July 2012| accessdate = 23 March 2013| publisher = BBC News}} {{Portal |Children's literature}}{{Italic title}}{{2010s-novel-stub}}2. ^{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/21/annabel-pitcher-waterstones-childrens-book-prize | work = The Guardian | title = Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children's book prize | date = 21 March 2013 | accessdate = 23 March 2013 | first = Michelle| last = Pauli}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/may/21/sister-lives-mantelpiece-annabel-pitcher-review |title=My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher – review |first1=Philip |last1=Ardagh |date=20 May 2011 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=4 February 2018}} 1 : 2011 novels |
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