description: A hauntingly beautiful, wickedly funny, and devastatingly moving novel of innocence and dreams that announces the arrival of a major new talent to the literary scene In the attic room at 26 Waifer Avenue, identical twins Georgia and Bessi Hunter share nectarines and forge their identities, while escaping from the sadness and danger that inhabit the floors below. But innocence lasts for only so long—and dreams, no matter how vivid and powerful, cannot slow the relentless incursion of the real world.
language: English
title: 26a
titlecomplete: 26a
genres: Drama, Family, Contemporary, Novels, Magical Realism, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nigeria, British Literature, Coming Of Age
ratings_count: 1651
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Orange Prize
category: New Writers, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Betty Trask Award
publisher: SOUND LIBRARY