Another book recommended by Scott Pack via his blog.
Electricity is a novel about Lily who’s a teenage epileptic. She lives in a seaside town somewhere in Yorkshire, and the only real family she has is her brother Barry. There was another brother, but he was sent away when she was little, and she’s not seen him since.
Lily’s mother, who has just died, essentially abused her kids, and her death means that the kids can now sell their mother’s house. But what about the missing brother’s share.
And so Lily heads to London to look for her missing brother. We see events through her eyes, and sometimes, after the onset of a fit, it can be a disturbing vision. On the other hand, she’s never been to a city like London, and the scale of the place is overwhelming for her.
She meets people, and slowly the story unfolds.
I really liked this novel, and fairly well raced through it. And you can’t help but love Lily, albeit that her life has not been a good one.