Sweet Home

Content : A van carrying all of a family’s secrets breaks down in the middle of the Irish countryside… what if this final stop were to offer them the home they had no longer dared to hope for?

For years, Birdie's mother has dragged her and her brother from place to place, never allowing them to put down roots.

When their battered van breaks down in the middle of the Irish countryside, she feels as though she has finally hit rock bottom. Yet, this dysfunctional family unexpectedly discovers the warmth of a real home thanks to the kindness of Curtis and his grandson Siam, who seems to understand Birdie better than anyone else ever has.

His life, too, is marked by silences and unspoken truths. So much so that Birdie begins to wonder: why does their stopover seem shrouded in so many mysteries? And what secrets lie behind her mother’s desperate flight?

As Birdie investigates alongside Siam, she draws ever closer to a truth that could change her family forever…

A four-voiced novel in which the shadows of the past are finally brought into the light.

About the author: After a thesis on Children’s Literature and nine years of teaching, Nancy Guilbert became a writer, publishing nearly a hundred books. Some of her works have won multiple awards, including Two Seconds Flat, Hélio’s Words, and The Blue Female Bear, and others have been translated into several languages. Her work explores education, respect for nature, opposition to violence, art, and travel.