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title: "The Clay Girl: A Novel (An Ari Appleton Novel, 1) Paperback – October 11, 2016"
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price: "133 Lei"
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# The Clay Girl: A Novel (An Ari Appleton Novel, 1) Paperback – October 11, 2016

**Brand:** heather tucker
**Price:** 133 Lei
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- **What is this?** The Clay Girl: A Novel (An Ari Appleton Novel, 1) Paperback – October 11, 2016 by heather tucker
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Dark But Wonderful
  

*by N***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 12, 2017*

This is a very well written novel, so I was surprised to learn that it was Heather Tucker's debut novel.  It wasn't a page turner, at least not in the way I usually think of that term.  Instead, it proceeds steadily. I had to put the book down occasionally, once for over a week and that made it hard to pick up the thread and remember who was who, because the main character had five sisters and a variety of other relatives and friends.  Thank goodness for the Kindle's search feature!The main character is Ari who is eight years old in the beginning of the book and we see her grow and change over the following eight years, but it is more than a coming of age novel.  The story is quite dark inasmuch as it involves child abuse, physical, emotional and sexual as well as suicide, drug addiction and alcoholism.  At times I wondered how any of the sisters and step brothers could possibly grow up to be reasonably normal.  Despite this darkness, there were caring and nurturing family members, friends and teachers who loved the girls.In the beginning of the book, it was hard to decide what was going on in Ari's mind.  Was she hallucinating or just imaginative and creative? It is worth continuing and seeing how Ari's character and mind develop.I know some readers don't like swearing or sex in books or don't want their children reading books like that.  I don't recall any swearing.  If there was, it was very little.  There was some sex, but it was a small part of the total story.  However, if you don't like reading dark books or don't want your children reading them, this book may not be for you.I loved the book.  I loved the character development and the psychological and sociological aspects.  However, I'm a retired psychologist, so this type of book appeals to me.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I bought the book for the stupidest reason...
  

*by K***B on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 8, 2019*

I have to confess, I had no reason to buy this book other than I like seahorses, I collect seahorse paraphernalia, and there was a huge red seahorse on the cover of this book.  I'd never heard of the book or its author, and I had absolutely no expectations or intentions for this book, beyond displaying it face-forward on my shelves.  BAM.  That's the sound of a meteor-sized diamond falling on my head, because that's what ended up happening.  Ten pages in, I was texting all of my bibliophile friends and e-singing this book's praises.  This story is infused with so much magic and tenderness amidst heart-wrenching circumstances.  The main character, Ari, is an extremely resilient, gifted, compassionate child, the kind of kid that any of us would hope to raise.  However, the stand-out character for me was Len, a man who married a broken, addicted woman with six troubled daughters and became the father (and mother) these kids never had.  My hat's off to Heather Tucker for writing such a remarkable book, one that I will re-read for years to come, whenever I need a reminder that good people really do exist.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Radical acceptance of life
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 8, 2018*

What's most affecting about this book is the inner life of Ari. She loves, hopes, is disappointed, adjusts, resents, forgives, finds equilibrium, loses it, keeps going. She often comes to understand and accept someone she once hated. She somehow believes in herself, in her ability to grow, perhaps because of early experiences with her warm, creative, generous aunts. Growing for Ari means first accepting the circumstances into which she was born - pathetically selfish parents -- and the circumstances which come her way -- changing homes, schools, guardians over and over, violence, death, yet finding treasures in the dung ("crapdom") that is her life.  Her saving grace is she can receive love when it's offered; in fact she soaks it up like clay absorbs water. And as water links up to other water, the love she receives from one person links her to another, until she is united in love with many others, of all ages and sexes. She builds a real, loving family for herself with her own resourcefulness. You can't help but cheer her on. And you can't help but understand, because even though her circumstances are more extreme, we've all known rejection and unkindness, change and loss. Reading Ari's story reveals a path to understanding -- and accepting -- our own.

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