Life Hacks For a Little Alien

''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'' Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Remarkably Bright Creatures , this is a charming, witty and profoundly moving novel about what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent. Little Alien lives with her mum and her dad in the South-East of England. Her mum has a ''how-to'' guide for every situation, and her dad is always kind and always right. And there is her best friend Bobby, who coincidentally has a bob. But it is only when Little Alien sees a documentary about the Voynich Manuscript - a mediaeval codex written in an unknown language and script - that 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. So begins Little Alien''s story, told from the perspective of an older, wiser linguist, whose guidance will help Little Alien navigate a world that makes her feel like she doesn''t belong.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Franklin
• Publisher: Riverrun
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2025
• EAN: 9781529435726
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-3572-6
• No. of pages: 295
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary