Everything is beautiful and everything hurts
Shapiro, Josie2023
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Mickey Bloom: five foot tall, dyslexic, and bullied at school. Mickey knows she's nothing special. Until one day, she discovers running. Mickey's new-found talent makes her realise she's everything she thought she wasn't - powerful, strong and special. But her success comes at a cost, and the relentless training and pressure to win leaves Mickey broken, her dream in tatters. Years later, when Mickey is working in a dead-end job with a drop-kick boyfriend, her mother becomes seriously ill. While nursing her, Mickey realises the only way she can overcome her grief - and find herself - is to run again. A chance encounter with a stranger sees Mickey re-ignite her dreams. The two women form an unbreakable bond, as Mickey is shown what it means to run in the right direction.
Main title:
Everything is beautiful and everything hurts / Josie Shapiro.
Author:
Shapiro, Josie, author
Imprint:
Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2023.
Collation:
287 pages ; 24 cm.
Awards:
Winner: Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2022.
ISBN:
97819910064481991006446
Dewey class:
NZ823.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
145013