{"id":4363,"date":"2025-01-08T21:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-boy-in-the-suit\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:45:04","slug":"the-boy-in-the-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=4363","title":{"rendered":"The Boy In The Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Boy In The Suit<br \/>Is an incredible book<br \/>An almost but not quite unbelievable tale<br \/>Tenderly told<br \/>This is a moving story<br \/>Packed with power<br \/>Hard hitting contemporary reality<br \/>Which I found, at times, very hard to read<br \/>A compelling page turner of a book<br \/>With characters I was so invested in<br \/>I wanted to reach through the pages<br \/>And help them, hold them and tell them<br \/>That everything will be alright<br \/>This is book that has heart and humour<br \/>And a cast of characters that are new<br \/>Yet feel all too familiar<br \/>Solo and Morag could so easily be any of us<br \/>Sometimes life changes so quickly<br \/>It can feel impossible to face<br \/>To deal with<br \/>Things can spiral out of control<br \/>And we can lose our way<br \/>Morag\u2019s mental health troubles<br \/>Fuelled by a broken marriage, unemployment and alcohol<br \/>Lead to a life beyond imagining for her and her son<br \/>As humans we are incredibly quick to judge<br \/>James Fox\u2019s book is a loud and emotive warning to us all<br \/>Not to do that<br \/>A reminder that we are all vulnerable<br \/>We are all only human<br \/>And that we often do not know what is going on<br \/>Behind closed doors<br \/>This story shows the harsh truth of how<br \/>The cost of living crisis is impacting far too many families<br \/>Far too many children, like Solo<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTen-year old Solo just wants to be normal.<br \/>He wants a name that doesn\u2019t stand out.<br \/>He wishes he had a proper school uniform that fits him.<br \/>He dreams about a mum who doesn\u2019t get the big bad reds.<br \/>But most of all he longs to stop crashing funerals for the free food.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But when Solo and Morag crash the funeral of a celebrity and get caught, the press are there to witness their humiliation. The next day it is splashed across the papers. Before Solo knows it, he becomes a viral sensation, and life may never be normal again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1378\" height=\"724\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1378px) 100vw, 1378px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This story opens up discussions about so many parts of modern day life<br \/>Cost of living<br \/>Child poverty<br \/>Mental health<br \/>Young carers<br \/>The need for food banks<br \/>The negative impacts of social media<br \/>The importance of kindness <\/p>\n<p>Solo and Morag\u2019s story also shines a light on<br \/>The importance of teachers and teaching assistants<br \/>In making sure that children in need<br \/>Families in need<br \/>Do not slip through the many cracks in the system <\/p>\n<p>This is a book written for older children<br \/>But that I think all adults should read<br \/>Especially those working in schools and<br \/>Any child centred, family focused roles <\/p>\n<p>This is a story that has really affected me<br \/>And will stay with me for a long time<br \/>I am so glad that this story ends<br \/>With things beginning to look a little brighter<br \/>For Solo and his mum <\/p>\n<p>This story of a boy who longs for a normal life<br \/>Who is torn between doing what is right<br \/>And being loyal to his mum<br \/>Truly does break your heart and mend it again <\/p>\n<p>A brilliant and beautiful story<br \/>Showing the need for kindness always<br \/>The power of friendship<br \/>The courage needed to ask for and accept help<br \/>And the need to cling to hope<br \/>Because hope grows<br \/>And there is always a light<br \/>Even at the end of the longest and darkest tunnels <\/p>\n<p>If it is possible to feel proud of a fictional character then<br \/>I am so so proud of you Solo x <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BITS-Blog-Tour_IG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BITS-Blog-Tour_IG.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BITS-Blog-Tour_IG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BITS-Blog-Tour_IG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BITS-Blog-Tour_IG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.edspire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BITS-Blog-Tour_IG-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boy In The SuitIs an incredible bookAn almost but not quite unbelievable taleTenderly toldThis is a moving storyPacked with powerHard hitting contemporary realityWhich I found, at times, very hard to readA compelling page turner of a bookWith characters I was so invested inI wanted to reach through the pagesAnd help them, hold them and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[744,868],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-4363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-boy","tag-suit"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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