Book description
Thelma is six years old. Life at home is unsettling and disturbing;
her father's games are not enjoyable and her mother dotes on Willy,
the favoured child. When her parents move to Canada, Thelma smuggles
her imaginary friends with her in her suitcase.
By turns harrowing and wonderfully funny, Mouthing the Words
tells Thelma's story of sexual abuse, anorexia, borderline multiple
personality disorder and her return to England. Reminiscent of
Jeanette Winterson and Sylvia Plath, Mouthing the Words is a
remarkable and inspiring fiction debut.
Camilla Gibb was born in London and lives in Toronto. She is the
author of several novels, including
Sweetness in the Belly
and
The Petty Details of So-and-So's Life.
She was one of the 21 young women writers included in the Orange Futures
list of writers to watch in the 21st century.
