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  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781409058939
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

Mouthing The Words




'You won't find a more passionate voice-smart, punchy prose - a smashing combination of the heartbreaking and the hilarious' - Vogue

Thelma is six years old. Life at home is unsettling and disturbing; her father's games are not enjoyable and her mother dotes on Willy, the favoured child. When her parents move to Canada, Thelma smuggles her imaginary friends with her in her suitcase.

By turns harrowing and wonderfully funny, Mouthing the Words tells Thelma's story of sexual abuse, anorexia, borderline multiple personality disorder and her return to England. Reminiscent of Jeanette Winterson and Sylvia Plath, Mouthing the Words is a remarkable and inspiring fiction debut.

  • Published: 1 February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781409058939
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

About the author

Camilla Gibb

Camilla Gibb is the author of Mouthing the Words and The Petty Details of So-and-So's Life. She was one of the 21 young women writers included in the Orange Futures list of writers to watch in the 21st century.

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Praise for Mouthing The Words

Beautiful and compelling... an insightful and humane exploration of the space between reason and imagination

The Times

Fresh and original

Sunday Times

Gibb seduces the reader with sparky prose and charming storylines before drawing us onto a heart-wrenching rollercoaster ride

Guardian

It's sassy, it's smart... Go girl!

Jeanette Winterson

This is a bold and ambitious debut from a writer who sows the seeds of great promise

Daily Express