Nielsen gives him good friends, and a talent for memorising facts, both of which help to set up a better future for him. As they struggle to cope living in a (stolen) camper van, Astrid uses her panoply of lies to the full and Felix reluctantly goes along with it, ready to support his mother even when it’s really difficult. These range from ‘the invisible lie’, through the ‘no-one gets hurt’ to the biggest, the ‘someone might lose an eye’ lie. Astrid has a flexible attitude to truth and Felix has developed a chart to measure the lies she tells as they navigate their lives. Twelve-year old Felix lives with his mother Astrid, only rarely seeing his dad. Despite being a story of homelessness and poverty, it will leave readers cheered and thoroughly reassured about the strength and resilience of the human spirit. Susin Nielsen’s new novel features unforgettable central characters, and is beautifully written her ear for dialogue – young teen to teen, young teen to parent, young teen to emergency services – pitch perfect.

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