Home Girl
The story of Naomi, a teenage girl growing up fast in the care system. It is a wholly modern story which sheds a much needed light on what can be an unsettling life - and the consequences that can follow when children are treated like pawns on a family chessboard.
Publishers:
Atom/Little BrownUK
Antje Kunstmann Verlag
Akashic USA
Au Diable Vauvert France
Recorded Books Audio USA
WFHowes Audio UK
Reviews:
'Studded with Wheatle's characteristic slang, Naomi's story is both heartbreaking and hilarious, offering no easy happy endings, but a flickering sense of hope.' the Guardian
‘An author with great talent and great heart’ David Almond
‘Alex is a one of our foremost literary activists, giving voice to the black working class experience with unsurpassed clarity and compassion. For this alone he should be universally considered a national treasure’ Stephen Kelman
'I love Alex and all he stands for in the world of literature' Kerry Hudson
'Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath. It's a pity there's only one of him' Kit de Waal