Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before.
This time it explodes. Eight-year-old Hariet, known to all as Ari, is dispatched to Cape Breton and her Aunt Mary, who is purported to eat little girls. With Ari on the journey is her steadfast companion, Jasper, an imaginary Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head.
With Ari on the journey is her steadfast companion, Jasper, an imaginary seahorse. But when they arrive in Pleasant Cove, they instead find refuge with Mary and her partner Nia. She spins through a chaotic decade of loss and love, the devilish and divine, with wit, tenacity, and the astonishing balance unique to seahorses. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Clay Girl , please sign up. Is this book based on the authors life?
However in the acknowledgements it sounds almost like she works with abused kids or something? So maybe their stories helped inspire this one. See 1 question about The Clay Girl…. Lists with This Book. Mar 04, Helene Jeppesen rated it it was amazing. On a whim, though, I yesterday decided to give this novel a chance after all. Ari is such a hero! Jasper is her imaginary seahorse friend who helps her through the horrors of growing up with an abusive father and an alcoholic mother.
Ari has 5 other sisters who go through the same horrible things, and even though they can lean on each other for support, they sadly start to drift apart because of the traumatic experiences they go through under the same roof. My heart was breaking for her while I was cheering on her, and as I read on, I realized that Ari is one of those fictional characters whom I would really love to meet in real life. Aug 30, Elyse Walters rated it it was amazing Shelves: And what I know of your father I despise.
