Room meets Stand By Me, in a thrilling tale of the loss of innocence

EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY, SOMETIMES . . .

Lorenzo Cuni is a fourteen-year-old loner. His wealthy parents think he is away on a school skiing trip, but, in fact, he has stowed away in a forgotten cellar. He plans to live in perfect isolation for a week, keeping the adult world at bay.

Then a visit from his estranged half-sister, Olivia, changes everything.

"Exuberant and audacious." - * Observer *

"The new Italian word for talent is Ammaniti." - * The Times *

"A fearsomely gifted writer." - * Independent *

"A master storyteller." - * Guardian *

"Near perfect [...] this small gem of storytelling has the balance just about right." - * Scotland on Sunday *

"Ammaniti's matter-of-fact, unadorned prose captures Lorenzo's angst-ridden, incomprehending world-view with a confident clarity, and as resolution back in the present day beckons, he plots the course of their filial relationship with a deft, understated skill" - * The Skinny *

"Me and You is a slim volume which takes only a couple of hours to read. But thanks to the skilfully presented Lorenzo and the poignant reconciliation of the boy with his half-sister, it lingers in the memory for much, much longer" - * The Herald *