Finding Home

by Cecilia Knapp

I don't really know how to say this, but you need to come home. It's Leo. He's done it.

Along cycle paths, alleyways and canals comes a coming-of-age story that maps the journey of a girl from a seaside town, to the tenements of city life as a 20-something. Writer and performer Cecilia Knapp's debut piece is about a lot of things; growing up, Mothers, make shift dens, accidentally shaving off your eyebrows, drinking wine, love and one night stands. But it's mainly about losing her brother Leo to suicide and how that affects a person.

Through humour and moving storytelling she shines a light on how we deal with loss, how we talk about mental health, and explores what it is like to grow up amongst these things. We meet the characters that have influenced her, listen to her old casettes, hear her story and discover how she found home amongst chaos.

Genres: Poetry

48 pages, Paperback

Published February 3, 2017

About the author

Cecilia Knapp is a poet, playwright and novelist and the Young People’s Laureate for London 2020/2021.

Abridged from author's website.

Reviews

[Jacque · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book in the mail and read it in one sitting (it's very short at about 30 pages). She has a great style. It was very helpful that I had seen her Ted Talk and had heard the way she performs her pieces, so I could hear in my head how she probably performs this book. I will definitely be rereading this one. Certain passages hit me as having been so accurate about my own experiences in my early 20s. I hope this girl keeps putting out books. I'm in America so I doubt I'll ever be able to see her perform, but reading her work is a great close second!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling writer. For an auditory version listen to her TedTalk "Why You Should Write". Her use of imagery to convey emotion is hard to match. Talented, honest, beautiful poetry.