num_pages: 304
description: A tender funny and heartbreaking story of how we cope with grief. For as long as Rae can remember its been her and Mum and their dog Splinter; a small deliberately unremarkable family. They have their walks their cooking routines their home. Sometimes Mum disappears for a while to clear her head but Rae is okay with this because she always comes back.So when Rae wakes to Splinters nose in her face the back door open and no Mum she does as shes always done and carries on. She takes care of the house goes to school walks Splinter and minds her own businessall the while pushing down the truth she isnt ready to face.That is until her grumpy lonely neighbor Lettiewith her own secrets and sadnessneeds Raes help. As the two begin to rely on each other Raes anxiety intensifies as she wonders what will happen to her when her mothers absence is finally noticed and her fragile world bursts open.A Million Things transforms a gut-wrenching story of abandonment and what its like to grow up in a house that doesnt feel safe into an astonishing portrait of resilience mental health and the families we make and how they make us in return.Shortlisted for the prestigious Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Prize voted BookBrowse Best Debut Novel of 2021 longlisted for the 2022 Margaret and Collin Roderick Literary Award and Highly Commended for the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award A Million Things is a book for everybody.
language: English
title: A Million Things
publisher: Berkely Penguin Random House