Our heroine melon, unfortunately loses her mother and only living parent at the very start of the book and for some strange reason at 15, is left to live with. Powerful, unusual and enormously compelling, red ink marks out julie mayhew as a young adult author to watch. Fifteenyearold melon fouraki is really sick of hearing the storyhow her mother was a pregnant teenager forced out of her greek home, how she fled to london and struggled to support herself and her in. Maria is central to the novel, her voice controlling the sections of the book called the story. Mayhew red ink imagines a presentday britain under nazi rule in the story of jessika, a perfect daughter of both the reich and her reich minister father, who ends up becoming someone the s. Red ink by julie mayhew 9781471400759paperback lovereading. I finished it and havent stopped thinking about it rae earl. Her mother, maria, never did introduce melon to a living. February 20 following her mothers sudden death 15yearold melon embarks on a journey of discovery in this darkly funny, emotionally raw comingofage debut. About the book red ink by julie mayhew hardcover candlewick released 292016 a sharpwitted teenager discovers surprising truths after her mothers death in a wry and heartrending novel touching on denial, identity, and family lore.
Julies most recent play for bbc radio 4, a shoebox of snow, was nominated for best. Red ink by julie mayhew june 14, 20 red ink by julie mayhew contains 303 pages published by hot key books on february 7, 20 classified as contemporary, young adult obtained through library read as hardcover shelve on goodreads. Jun 26, 20 julie mayhew, the author of red ink, shares the best writing advice shes ever received. Red ink ebook by julie mayhew 9780763680510 rakuten kobo. Julie is an actress turned writer who still acts but mostly writes.
Read red ink by julie mayhew available from rakuten kobo. Red ink by julie mayhew contains 303 pages published by hot key books on february 7, 20 classified as contemporary, young adult obtained through library read as hardcover shelve on goodreads. When her mother is knocked down and killed by a london bus, fifteenyearold melon fouraki is left with no family worth mentioning. The cofounder and host of a shortstory cabaret and head of a writers workshop, she lives in england. Julie mayhew audio books, best sellers, author bio. A sharpwitted teenager discovers surprising truths after her mothers death in a wry and heartrending novel touching on. She has written plays for radio and the stage and is the cofounder and host of a shortstory cabaret and the head of a writers workshop. The description of red ink pulled a few heart strings as our family is resident in many corners of the globe. A sharpwitted teenager discovers surprising truths after her mothers death in a wry and heartrending novel touching on denial, identity, and family lore. Hot key books usa candlewick, italy giunti uk publication. The novel is narrated by 15yearold melon fourakis in a manner that takes the reader back and forth through time, jumping ahead to the days and months after her mother marias unexpected death and back to the time preceding it. Her first title for bloomsbury, the atmospheric literary thriller impossible causes, explores the power of secrets and the consequences of silence. A really brilliant contemporary ya book that was published this year.
An interview with julie mayhew for the ukya blog tour. Julie is the awardwinning author of red ink, the big lie and mother tongue. Red ink ebook por julie mayhew 9780763680510 rakuten kobo. Julie mayhews debut novel red ink opens to melon dealing with the grief of losing her mother to a tragic accident. The book is based on a young english teen with greek resident relatives. Throughout actorturnedauthor julie mayhews debut novel, red ink, we see melon adjust to life without her mum, moving in first with the. Red ink is a blackly comic comingofage tale about superstition, denial and family myth. Her debut novel, red ink, was published by hot key books in february 20 and will come out in paperback in june 20. When her mother is knocked down and killed by a london bus, fifteenyearold. Julie is a lovely person, i met her briefly at a hot key party. Red ink paperback by mayhew julie isbn 1471400751 isbn. Red ink houston area digital media catalog overdrive. She had been living with her mother in london though her mother was greek. Red ink by julie mayhew overdrive rakuten overdrive.
It is nominated for the 2016 cilip carnegie medal, shortlisted for the 2016 peters book of the year and shortlisted for the shropshire teenage book of the year. Red ink is a young adultteen novel about grieving the loss of a parent and learning the painful truth about the past. Lee red ink por julie mayhew disponible en rakuten kobo. The chapter titles orient readers by indicating when the scene takes place in relation to marias death.
February 20 following her mothers sudden death 15yearold melon embarks on a journey of discovery in. A novel by julie mayhew october 3, 2017 by elcicco leave a comment red ink is a young adultteen novel about grieving the loss of a parent and learning the painful truth about the past. When her mother is knocked down and killed by a london bus, fifteenyearol. Julie mayhew when her mother is knocked down and killed by a london bus, fifteenyearold melon fouraki is left with no family worth mentioning. Julies most recent play for bbc radio 4, a shoebox of snow, was. She is the author of the big lie hot key books, 2015, a book about girls, protest and revolution, set in an imagined contemporary nazi britain. I picked up this book to see what melon would find out about herself after her mothers death, what family she might find and how she would deal with having a name like melon. The big lie by julie mayhew 9781471404702 lovereading4kids. Home is now hertfordshire, where she lives with her husband and two young sons. Julie mayhew, author of red ink, on getting into the. The indomitable auntie aphrodite, meanwhile, is hundreds of miles away on a farm in. Jun 06, 20 powerful, unusual and enormously compelling, red ink marks out julie mayhew as a young adult author to watch.
Julie mayhew the best writing advice ive ever received. The books nonlinear structure makes each section a moment in time that. Julie mayhew was shortlisted for the branford boase award in 2014 for her debut novel, red ink. The indomitable auntie aphrodite, meanwhile, is hundreds of miles away on a farm in crete and is unlikely to be jumping on a plane and coming to london anytime soon.
Fifteenyearold melon fouraki is really sick of hearing the storyhow her mother was a pregnant teenager forced out of her greek home, how she fled to london and struggled to support herself and her infant daughter, and how she managed to get an education and become a social worker. Ive been lucky enough to interview her, for lucys fab ukya blog tour. Mayhew s poetic language and careful handling of a sensitive subject highlight a promising knack for storytelling. Julie mayhew, the author of red ink, shares the best writing advice shes ever received. Julie mayhew is an actress turned writer who still acts but mostly writes. Her mother, maria, never did introduce melon to a living, breathing father. Mayhews poetic language and careful handling of a sensitive subject highlight a promising knack for storytelling. Julie mayhew has written plays for radio and the stage. Jul 09, 20 the description of red ink pulled a few heart strings as our family is resident in many corners of the globe. The cofounder and host of a shortstory cabaret and head of a writers workshop, she lives in. Throughout actorturnedauthor julie mayhews debut novel, red ink, we see melon adjust to life without her mum, moving in first with the parents of a friend, then with her mothers boyfriend and all the while, running through her head is the story of how she came into the world. The only relation she has in london is a great aunt that has never liked her mother. In her debut novel, mayhew deftly explores the ways the sudden death of.
Shes just finished writing her second book, mother tongue, with the support of the arvonjerwood mentoring scheme. Her debut novel, red ink, was published by hot key books in february 20 and will. Booktrust books we like february 20 red ink is heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting. Fifteen year old melons mother is killed when she is run over by a bus and melon now has no family to speak of. Sep 17, 2015 powerful, unusual and enormously compelling, red ink marks out julie mayhew as a young adult author to watch. Julie mayhew is the author of red ink shortlisted for the 2014 branford boase award, the big lie winner of the 2016 sidewise award for.