Apple and Rain

Bloomsbury presents Apple and Rain written and read by Sarah Crossan.


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'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' – Sunday Times Book of the Week


'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh' – The Bookbag


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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL


All the time Mum was away,


Eleven long years,


I saved up my hopes


Like little pennies in a jar.


Apple's mother disappeared years ago, leaving Apple with her nana and a lot of unanswered questions. But when she unexpectedly explodes back into Apple's life like a comet, homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is that she begins to see things as they really are.


This beautiful novel from multi-award-winning author Sarah Crossan explores family, friendship and reconciliation. It is a story about how messy, complicated and surprising love can be.


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Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation...


Don't miss Sarah Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books Moonrise, One, Toffee, and The Weight of Water.