J P Rose explores identity and belonging in her first middle-grade novel

“Birdie is the child that I wasn’t ever brave enough to be. She was always there, such a loud voice in my head”

Author InterviewsJul 26, 2024by Fiona Noble

As a child, J P Rose never felt that she belonged — now, she has penned her first middle-grade novel about a girl finding her place in 1950s Yorkshire.

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