Book review: What A Way To Go

THIS amusing coming-of-age novel, narrated by 12-year old Harper Richardson, is full of humour, often of the black variety.

Set in a non-descript town in England in 1988, there are occasional scathing references to the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

But for the most part, the book concerns itself with Harper’s journey, from trying to negotiate her parents’ recent divorce to learning about death and being given lessons in how to live a meaningful life.