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Now available in a gorgeous new package, this exquisite novel explores the bond between daughters and mothers, forgiveness, and the healing power of words.

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. 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 * Poignant, powerful, just perfect * Cathy Cassidy on THE WEIGHT OF WATER * Succinct, with a gentle lyricism, the poems are telling about immigration, prejudice, self-delusion, families and first love, on the way to a life-changing conclusion * The Sunday Times - Children's Books of the Week on THE WEIGHT OF WATER * Exquistely and touchingly written * Irish Times on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *

Apple and Rain