A brilliant read which took me just over 24 hours. I thought it was going to be another heavy read initially, with the main character, fourteen year old Jackie, being taken into foster care. Her Dad is an alcoholic and after several incidents of neglect and abuse, she’s taken in by the Wall family. Nick, Bridget and their fourteen year old daughter, Amanda, who takes against Jackie and seems intent on ousting her….

Wittily narrated, it was a joy to read and although not old enough to have been around in the 1970s when it’s set, there were many memories brought to the surface of being a teenager (albeit twenty years later!!)