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Finding Violet Park
Reviewed by Lewys Charles
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“I met Violet after she died. But it didn’t stop me from getting to know her”
Lucas Swain is a fifteen year-old boy living in Camden. His mum struggles to bring up him and his brother and sister. One night he stumbles into a cab office at 5 o’clock in the morning and for the first time meets Violet Park. But the odd difference is, she is dead in an urn on a shelf.
“There were reasons why Violet Park should have meant nothing to me.” “She was old. She was dead. She was in a box on a shelf.” “But I met her, by accident, in the middle of the night. And she changed everything.” Lucas’s dad has been missing for several years. And suddenly Violet’s and Lucas’s stories are closer then you think. Lucas’s dad’s journalistic past is intrinsically linked with the famous piano player, and this leads to uncomfortable revelations about his father’s life. I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the start and never found it boring. This book is extremely well written and can have you in stitches of laughter or tears of sadness. I would rate this book very highly and recommend it to any teenager or even adult. I would give this book 9 out of 10.