A review by karteabooks
One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days by Giles Paley-Phillips

4.0

Another bookstagram made me do it purchase, and I am so glad that I did. 

 

He will be allowed to visit his mother soon. His mother who is terminally ill, his mother who he has been barred from seeing as he recovers from his own bout of pneumonia. Until then, with the help of his physiotherapist Freya, he must navigate his increasingly empty and isolated existence: his father, who finds solace in the bottom of a glass; his Nana Q, whose betting-slip confetti litters her handbag; his friends, who simply wouldn’t understand. Time passes with the promise of soon, but one hundred and fifty-two days later the boy will come face to face with his grief, and move beyond to a world full of possibility, hope and love. 

 

What an incredibly powerful book. I loved that this was written in free verse as it made every word more important. The book handles the theme of grief in such a graceful way, it’s definitely one I will be recommending. 

 

I have only given it 4 stars as the dates were out of order and maybe it’s just me as some one who likes a linear timeline, but I did find that slightly off putting. 

 

I highly recommend this.