Because life can be complicated...
The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr is Frances Maynard's first novel. It was runner-up in the Good Housekeeping 2014 First Novel Award and shortlisted for both the 2016 Mslexia First Novel Competition and the Lucy Cavendish Prize. Frances teaches English, part-time, to adults with learning difficulties, including Asperger's. She is married with one grown-up daughter and lives in Dorset.
Absolutely fantastic
*Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn't Call*
Funny and heart-warming, Elvira is our new hero
*The Sun, Fabulous magazine*
Big-hearted and charming . . . Elvira manages to conjure up the one
thing we could all do with: a cheat sheet for the painful puzzle of
everyday life
*James Hannah, author of The A to Z of You and Me*
Charming . . . Ellie will make readers smile and occasionally want
to take her under a protective arm
*Booklist*
'A heartwarming coming-of-age story. Perfect for book clubs and for
readers who enjoyed The Rosie Project'
*Library Journal*
A novel which will stick in your mind long after reading, stalking
your thoughts as you go about everyday life . . . When I finished
the book, I couldn’t help but wish there was a sequel . . .
Marvellous
*Ronnie Turner, blogger*
Funny and heartwarming
*My Weekly*
Memorable and touching . . . The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira
Carr is an important novel and a great read, with elements of
mystery, discovering friendship, and working out how to be
independent in the world
*Siobhan Dunlop, blogger at FiendfullyReading*
Sometimes characters come along in books that are so utterly
exquisite you feel blessed to have experienced them and indebted to
their author for having gifted to them. Such is the case with
Elvira Carr . . . A tale that is full of joy, empathy, honesty and
warmth
*Jade Craddock, nudge-book.com*
Fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The
Rosie Project will love this endearing book . . . Heartwarming with
a mystery at its centre . . . Elvira’s character is written with
such genuine affection that you can’t help but root for her
*bookriot.com*
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