The Way I Found Her: Rose Tremain

You never know quite what you're going to get with Tremain. She seems to take a pride in not repeating herself.

This one is a bildungsroman which starts out light and witty and then does- other things. Our narrator is an intelligent 13 year old with just a hint of Aspergers who reminds me of the narrator in Mark Hadden's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Bet Tremain got there first. 

The Cost Of Living

We spent £65 on our weeks shopping. "Oh dear, what a lot," says my mother- and Ailz points out that it's £20 to £30 less than usual. She adds that the saving is entirely due to me going vegetarian. "Really?" I ask. "One person out of three giving up meat makes that big a difference?" "Yes," she says.