Life on the Refrigerator Door

Life on the Refrigerator Door ⋆

Alice Kuipers author Life on the Refrigerator Door book cover

Life on the Refrigerator Door (2007)

A story told in fridge notes, about love, loss, and what we miss when we don’t take time.

A tender, unforgettable story told entirely in Post-it notes between a mother and daughter. In just a few lines at a time, this award-winning novel captures the beauty and fragility of everyday life, and the love that holds a family together even when time is running out.

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Praise for Life on the Refrigerator Door

  • “Utterly original… wow.”

    Allan Stratton, author of Chanda’s Secrets

  • “Bittersweet, funny and achingly real.”

    — Publishers Weekly

  • “In few words, well chosen, Kuipers delivers a powerful emotional hit.”

    — The StarPhoenix

  • “Guaranteed to make you cry.”

    — Sunday Express (UK)

Awards

New York Public Library “Book for the Teen Age”


Winner — Redbridge Teenage Book Award (UK)


Winner — Sheffield Libraries Choice Award (UK)


Winner — Saskatchewan First Book Award (Canada)


Winner — Grand Prix de Viarmes (France)


Winner — Livrentête Prize (France)


Longlisted — Carnegie Medal (UK)

Shortlisted — Salt Lake County Reader’s Choice Award (US)


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