Susan Henderson Books

Tillie Harris's life is in disarray—her husband is away on business, the boxes in her new home aren't unpacked, and the telephone isn't even connected yet. Though she's not due for another month, sudden labor pains force Tillie to reach out to her estranged father for help, a choice that means facing the painful memories she's been running from since she was a little girl. An extraordinary debut from a talented new voice, Up from the Blue untangles the year in Tillie's life that changed everything: 1975, the year her mother disappeared.

Syv år gamle Tiller drømmer om at mamma skal være glad. En dag er mamma borte og Tiller bruker all tid på å lete etter henne. En kveld går hun ned i den mørke kjelleren, til døren med det blå lyset. Der finner hun mamma og livet blir ennå merkeligere.

Starting English is notionally based but backed up with thorough and progressive structural work. Its features include: listening activities which encourage the active participation of the student; texts (not just dialogues) from the first unit onwards; a variety of practice material; four progress tests and word lists at the end of each unit. The texts are lively and interesting, being student-oriented in subject and tone and graded in level; the grading is carefully phased.