How I Live Now
Meg RosoffFifteen-year-old New Yorker Daisy is sent to England to spend a summer with her unconventional cousins: Isaac, Edmond, Osbert and — plus their two dogs and a goat in a rambling English country house. So far so perfect, but the shadow of war hangs over this idyllic existence, eventually breaking in with great force and throwing everything into chaos.
Winner of the 2004 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the 2005 Booktrust Teenage Prize, this is a powerful exploration of the universal themes of love and war.
| status | Copy #1 (7003): in |
|---|---|
| genre | Literature and Fiction » General Literature |
| publisher | WLB |
| publish date | 2004 |
| popularity | checked out 3 time(s) |
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I read this young adult novel as a young adult and loved it. Its slightly unusual in a way that defies the genres without breaking it.
Also, there is a really great scene where the protagonist accidentally eats magic mushrooms and describes the experience quite vividly. Well played.
This book is character-driven, post-apocalyptic, soft, and a little fierce.