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‘But this can’t be right. You’re a little giant!’ Truly Plaice – part behemoth, part witch, part Cinderella – is born larger than life into a small-minded town. Her birth rocks the pillars of tiny Aberdeen, New York, and breaks her family into smithereens. She spends a painful childhood in the shadow of her older sister Serena’s beauty, and is teased mercilessly for her enormous physique. But when Serena unexpectedly vanishes and leaves her son in Truly’s care, Truly must become mistress of a house she did not choose and the unwilling victim of her brother-in-law, Dr. Robert Morgan. Once her childhood tormentor, he now subjects her to brutal criticism and cruel medical experiments that test her endurance past breaking point – but Truly may have more power than he realises… Tiffany’s Baker’s debut is a rare and bewitching novel, with a heart as big as its heroine.
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Reviews
Will hold you enthralled from the first page . . . It exudes a dark mystery, encompassing murder and revenge, but also redemption . . . It's intensely readable and slyly thought-provoking
[A] wonderful, playful read
The fairytale language, well-crafted characters, and feminist undertones make THE LITTLE GIANT OF ABERDEEN COUNTY reminiscent of Angela Carter - charming and thouhgt-provoking.
A whimsical slice of modern gothic
Something a bit different: a magical, well structured, impressive first novel about an oversized girl in small-town America. It's about coping with being different, about life and death, superstition, humiliation and sadness - very special indeed.
John Irving fans will enjoy Baker's quirky saga of a girl who can't stop growing but whose years of humiliation lead her finally to love and acceptance.
Truly Plaice is a heroine for our times...an enchanting first novel. Fiction lovers, remember the name Tiffany Baker. She writes the kind of book you find yourself stealing time from workday chores to read.
[A] bangup debut... It's got all the earmarks of a hit - infectious and lovable narrator, a dash of magic, an impressive sweep and a heartrending but not treacly family drama. It'll be a shame if this doesn't race up the bestseller lists
Baker's gargantuan narrator weighs in somewhere north of 400 pounds, but you'll be panting to keep up with her through this gothic tale of murder, revenge and redemption.
This fun, folkloric story is part Ugly Duckling, part Tim Burton's Big Fish - full of betrayals and family skeletons, plus a dash of superstition. For anyone looking to vanquish the cruelties of the real world, this one's for you.
Grabs you from its astonishing beginning to its riveting conclusion. Its charms are multitude - a wholly unique love story, a devastating friendship, a bewitching multi-generational history... This dark-yet-rollicking debut is a must-read
[It] read so fresh and unfolded in such surprising ways that I was captivated from start to finish. It's a bracing, bright, masterful debut, and Tiffany Baker is a writer to watch
Will hold you enthralled from the first page . . . It exudes a dark mystery, encompassing murder and revenge, but also redemption . . . It's intensely readable and slyly thought-provoking
[A] wonderful, playful read
The fairytale language, well-crafted characters, and feminist undertones make THE LITTLE GIANT OF ABERDEEN COUNTY reminiscent of Angela Carter - charming and thouhgt-provoking.
A whimsical slice of modern gothic
Something a bit different: a magical, well structured, impressive first novel about an oversized girl in small-town America. It's about coping with being different, about life and death, superstition, humiliation and sadness - very special indeed.
John Irving fans will enjoy Baker's quirky saga of a girl who can't stop growing but whose years of humiliation lead her finally to love and acceptance.
Truly Plaice is a heroine for our times...an enchanting first novel. Fiction lovers, remember the name Tiffany Baker. She writes the kind of book you find yourself stealing time from workday chores to read.
[A] bangup debut... It's got all the earmarks of a hit - infectious and lovable narrator, a dash of magic, an impressive sweep and a heartrending but not treacly family drama. It'll be a shame if this doesn't race up the bestseller lists
Baker's gargantuan narrator weighs in somewhere north of 400 pounds, but you'll be panting to keep up with her through this gothic tale of murder, revenge and redemption.
This fun, folkloric story is part Ugly Duckling, part Tim Burton's Big Fish - full of betrayals and family skeletons, plus a dash of superstition. For anyone looking to vanquish the cruelties of the real world, this one's for you.
Grabs you from its astonishing beginning to its riveting conclusion. Its charms are multitude - a wholly unique love story, a devastating friendship, a bewitching multi-generational history... This dark-yet-rollicking debut is a must-read
[It] read so fresh and unfolded in such surprising ways that I was captivated from start to finish. It's a bracing, bright, masterful debut, and Tiffany Baker is a writer to watch