{"product_id":"life-hacks-for-a-little-alien","title":"Life Hacks For a Little Alien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wise and playful and tender and beautiful' Bobby Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So brilliant, so original and lovely and funny, that it reminds you of the point of reading' Rebecca Wait\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a charming, witty and moving novel about what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Climb up here, Little Alien. Sit next to me. I will tell you about life on this planet. I will tell you how it goes'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom her first words to her first day at school, Little Alien can't help but get things wrong. She doesn't understand the world the way others seem to, and the world doesn't seem to understand her either. Her anxious mum and meticulous dad, while well-intentioned, are of little help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Little Alien sees a documentary about the Voynich Manuscript - a mediaeval codex written in an unknown language and script - she begins to suspect that there are other people who feel just like her. Convinced that translating this manuscript will offer the answers she needs, she sets out on a journey that will show her a delicious taste of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo begins this charming, witty, and profoundly moving novel about the power of language, the wonder of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elibraries - and how to find a path that fits, when you yourself do not.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unique and thoroughly engaging. It is insightful and funny and gently poignant. By telling the story of one little alien, Alice Franklin has told the story of many' \u003cb\u003ePip Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Totally addictive and brilliant . . . \u003ci\u003eLife Hacks for A Little Alien \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to find its place as one of the best loved works of fiction' \u003cb\u003eAimée Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eExile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Immersive, moving, and fizzing with humour, I couldn't put this book down and I still can't let the character go' \u003cb\u003ePaula Lichtarowicz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Hare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rare energy lights this wonderful book: a unique recipe of humour, heart, frankness, and an unstoppable fascination with language' \u003cb\u003eHan Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePortraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, bold, heart-warming and entirely delicious. I devoured it' \u003cb\u003eJyoti Patel\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Things that we Lost \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56151203479896,"sku":"9781529435757","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529435757_ac345c8b-7ae2-44d1-a80c-34273312a0dc.jpg?v=1778050849","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/life-hacks-for-a-little-alien","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}