'Claire's world is turned upside-down when her mother announces suddenly that she is leaving her husband, taking Claire with her. Things go from bad to worse when Claire discovers her mother is planning to move to a house in the country with her new ''boyfriend'' Mac. Far from the comforts of the city, Claire is forced to a attend a one-teacher school and try to make new friends, all the while missing her 'real dad' and feeling isolated, resentful and alone. Will she ever feel happy again? Why can't she just have her family back? Told with honesty and great sensitivity, this warm-hearted novel looks at a child's life during a time of tumultuous change.'
(Publication Summary)
'Claire is eight and her world has become increasingly confusing, Her mum seems to be stashing secrets and Claire can't understand why she keeps going out and leaving her with her aunt. It turns out that her mum has a 'special friend' called Mac and although Daddy is important to Claire, Mum doesn't feel the same way about him. this culminates with her mother announcing she is leaving her father and she and Claire will be moving to the middle of nowhere ... with Mac. Not only that, there isn't even a toilet: just a hole in the ground in an outside shed without a door.' (Introduction)
'Claire is eight and her world has become increasingly confusing, Her mum seems to be stashing secrets and Claire can't understand why she keeps going out and leaving her with her aunt. It turns out that her mum has a 'special friend' called Mac and although Daddy is important to Claire, Mum doesn't feel the same way about him. this culminates with her mother announcing she is leaving her father and she and Claire will be moving to the middle of nowhere ... with Mac. Not only that, there isn't even a toilet: just a hole in the ground in an outside shed without a door.' (Introduction)
