Over the past few months, I've heard about this book, In Bloom by Matthew Crow, being touted by a number of readers & book reviewers as "the British Fault In Our Stars". As big as TFIOS has been this year, what with the movie release and all, who isn't going to be just a little curious about anythin...
Loved the voice of the main character, Frankie, and his mum is brilliant. A poignant read. I kept thinking about it for a long time after I'd finished it.