I get what Rosoff was aiming for: the feeling that a young teenage girl was telling her own story to the reader with exuberance, leaving few pauses for breath. Daisy and Piper eventually escape from their new home and journey to be reunited with the others.įirstly, I wasn’t a fan of the book’s narrative style. Later, the farm is overtaken by the Army, the boys are split up from the girls, and they are sent off to live in separate locations. However, reality soon sets in when rationing begins, and news of terrorist attacks reaches the youngsters. These circumstances also enable Daisy to begin a sexual relationship with her 14-year-old cousin Edmond, which they keep a secret from the other children. At first, they enjoy their newfound freedom, and make the most of their idyllic surroundings. However, when all the airports close, Aunt Penn is stranded, and the five children are left completely alone.

Soon after Daisy begins to settle into her new life, Aunt Penn has to leave for Oslo to assist with peace negotiation, as a third world war is imminent. She has never met these relatives before, and Daisy is in for a bit of a culture shock life in rural England couldn’t be more different from the bustling streets of New York.

The story begins with Daisy being sent away from her home in the US by her father and step-mother to stay with her aunt, and her four cousins on a farm in the English countryside.

How I Live Now is narrated by 15-year-old Daisy.

How i live now rosoff