Life Hacks For a Little Alien
By Alice Franklin

Wise and playful and tender and beautiful' Bobby Palmer'So brilliant, so original and lovely and funny, that it reminds you of the point of reading' Rebecca WaitPerfect for fans ofand Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fineand andand Remarkably Bright Creatures, this is a charming, witty and moving novel about what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent.'Climb up here, Little Alien. Sit next to me. I will tell you about life on this planet. I will tell you how it goes'From her first words to her first day at school, Little Alien can't help but get things wrong. She doesn't understand the world the way others seem to, and the world doesn't seem to understand her either. Her anxious mum and meticulous dad, while well-intentioned, are of little help.But when Little Alien sees a documentary about the Voynich Manuscript - a mediaeval codex written in an unknown language and script - she begins to suspect that there are other people who feel just like her. Convinced that translating this manuscript will offer the answers she needs, she sets out on a journey that will show her a delicious taste of freedom.So begins this charming, witty, and profoundly moving novel about the power of language, the wonder ofand libraries - and how to find a path that fits, when you yourself do not.'Unique and thoroughly engaging. It is insightful and funny and gently poignant. By telling the story of one little alien, Alice Franklin has told the story of many'and Pip Williams, author ofand The Dictionary of Lost Words'Totally addictive and brilliant . . .and Life Hacks for A Little Alienand is sure to find its place as one of the best loved works of fiction'and Aimee Walsh, author ofand Exile'Immersive, moving, and fizzing with humour, I couldn't put this book down and I still can't let the character go'and Paula Lichtarowicz, author ofand The Snow Hare'A rare energy lights this wonderful book: a unique recipe of humour, heart, frankness, and an unstoppable fascination with language'and Han Smith, author ofand Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking'Witty, bold, heart-warming and entirely delicious. I devoured it'and Jyoti Patel, author ofand The Things that we Lost