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Velocity

By: Mandy Sayer
Narrated by: Casey Withoos
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A moving, tender and compelling story about a life lived on the edges of society, of poverty, of certainty, of love.

Filled with beautifully realised descriptions of life seen through a child's eyes - a child who gradually comes to realise her adored parents are all too tragically flawed and broken - Velocity packs the emotional impact of Angela's Ashes with the surreal humour and razor-sharp observations of Running with Scissors.

Against a vivid backdrop of smoky jazz bars, steamy beer gardens and a succession of lino-floored dosshouses, Sayer brings into focus those moments when the child's world and the adult world intersect, when illusions are shattered and understanding begins. Unflinchingly honest, startlingly brave and written with a clear-eyed, lyrical grace, Velocity is an ultimately uplifting story of struggle and faith against terrifying odds.

©2005 Mandy Sayer (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Feel-Good
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This well written book left me wanting more.... much more. Sad, well told story of a poor childhood and the strength of a girl who overcomes many obstacles of the result of being brought up in a broken family.

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