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I felt that the book ended very abruptly which was a shame because it built so well and we got to know the characters really deeply then it just suddenly ended. However, it was good for Laura and I think Wilson did a great job of showing other not so great endings for other women in the book for us to believe that Laura’s could be one of the good ones. The book looks at quite challenging topics such as consent, abuse and forced adoption yet does so in a way which a younger reader will be able to absorb it without being traumatised. A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy and its consequences, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960.

Jacqueline has not stopped making tweens cry since i stopped reading her books which means she is at least consistant. What follows is a well-paced, emotional and intermittently heartwarming journey, one which will teach the value of families and friendships look like, the importance of consent and a good sex education. Holly BourneNever did I think upon reading this book that I would be so connected, invested and intensely engrossed as I was. With hard working parents who are proud of her achievements, she still dreams of a life like Nina's. A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960.

However, in the 1960s women who are unmarried or young are treated very different to today for becoming pregnant. Never did I think upon reading this book that I would be so connected, invested and intensely engrossed as I was when I picked it up. But I don't think there's anything wrong with happy endings, especially in books for younger audiences. They were my safety blanket and I look back on them with fondness and comfort , and was eager to read one now I’m in my early 30s with the view of picking up from where I left off but my goodness this book is not a comfort blanket. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the 1999 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book Award.

Watching Laura and her friend Nina navigate to teenage hood and become interested in sex, boys and ‘growing up’ (well, in Nina’s case anyway), and I honestly can’t believe how quickly I eagerly devoured this book.With hard working parents who are proud of her achievements, she still dreams of a life like Nina’s. Although this is a work of historical fiction, it touches on issues of consent, women's rights, adoption and family relationships that are still very relevant today. There is so much time dedicated to the time she spends by herself, her thoughts, her time with her best friend, her crush on her best friend's brother and the different outings they have and just generally Laura changing.

There has always been something so special and comforting about her writing that I think few other authors match. This book was brilliant in that it showed the judgement and pressures of teenage pregnancy in the 1960's, then cleverly linking back to present date with an article at the end about sexual consent in the present day. Wilson's writing style is warm and despite the heavy subject matter there are lots of charming and humorous moments throughout the story.Sent away to save them from shame, Laura meets girls just like herself, whose families have given up on them - and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives.

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