Silence is Goldfish

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Silence is Goldfish
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Author Annabel Pitcher
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult and adult
PublisherIndigo division of Orion Publishing Group
Publication date
September 2015
ISBN 978-1-78062-000-8

Silence is Goldfish is the third novel by Annabel Pitcher. It tells the story of a girl named Tess who, upon discovering a family secret, decides to stop talking as a result of her rage. All her life she's had a pressure to please her parents and be a certain way, so decides to completely withdraw from everyone and everything she's ever known. [1] The book was published in 2015 by Indigo, an imprint of Orion Children's Books. [2]

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References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-X90Y9dOAY | Annabel Pitcher talks about Ketchup Clouds and her upcoming novel.
  2. "Silence is Goldfish (Book) by Annabel Pitcher (2015): Waterstones.com". waterstones.com.