Monday 9th April. The Easter school holidays, and a teenage gathering for Stunt Kite co-founder [https://www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com/2015/04/18/the-stunt-kites-st-cuthberts-church-hall-fir-vale-sheffield-25th-november-1978/] , school pal and punk-rock charmer Steve Chapman’s eighteenth birthday. The evening…

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Emma experiences several major revelations in the novel that fundamentally change her understanding of herself and those around her. Which revelation do you think is most important to Emma’s development, and why? “The only…