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King of Rabbits
  • Published: 25 March 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473581418
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336

King of Rabbits

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25 Mar 2021
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24 Mar 2022
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A stunning debut about the magic and confusion of childhood set in the backdrop of a rural council estate

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'It's hard not to fall for the main character . . . you can see the car crash coming, but you can't look away' CLAIRE FULLER

'A brilliantly crafted story about class and race, and the failure of society to catch children who fall through the cracks' INDEPENDENT

Kai lives on a rural council estate in Somerset with his three older sisters, and his mum who is being led into an addiction by his troubled father. Kai adores three things: his dad, his friend Saffie and the school rabbit Flopsy - and is full of ambition to be the fastest runner in Middledown Primary. But Kai's natural optimism and energy collide with an adult world he doesn't understand. And when his life drifts towards an event that will change everything, will his love of nature and the wild rabbits in the woods provide him with the resilience he needs to overcome the odds?

'A heartfelt novel about poverty, race and trauma' GUARDIAN
'A brilliant debut; vivid and compelling' JENNI FAGAN
  • Published: 25 March 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473581418
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336
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About the author

Karla Neblett

Karla Neblett lives in Somerset. This is her first novel.
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Praise for King of Rabbits

Family breakdown is observed from a child's perspective in a novel about poverty, race and inherited trauma... Neblett is perceptive about the ways in which dysfunction is handed down through generations... [and] has a good ear for the vernacular of Kai and his circle: letters from school make his mother "aggy as fuck", and a self-important authority figure has "macky eyebrows and wobbles in his voice".... King of Rabbits is a heartfelt novel about poverty, race and inherited trauma.

The Guardian