Mud

It'
s 1979, and thirteen-year-old Lydia has no idea how she'
ll cope when her dad announces that the family has to sell up and move onto a Thames sailing barge in Essex. With his girlfriend. And her three kids.
Between trying to keep her clothes dry in a leaky cabin, disastrous hair-dye attempts, awkward encounters with local boys, and coping with her suddenly enormous and troublesome family, Lydia fears she'
ll sink rather than swim . . .At turns heartbreaking and uplifting, through Lydia'
s innocent and perceptive voice we find out that while the mud may stick, the tide can turn - and in unexpected and joyful ways.
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