The bestselling novel and major film about love,loss and hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness.
Conor has the same dream every night,ever since his mother first fell ill,ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight,when he wakes,there's a visitor at his window. It's ancient,elemental,a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late,award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd and weaves an extraordinary and heartbreaking tale of mischief,healing and above all,the courage it takes to survive.
Publisher: Walker Books LtdISBN: 9781406361803Number of pages: 240Weight: 218 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Powerfully felt,this is stylistically Ness's book,but communicates Dowd-like wisdom. Both realistic and magical,it is a fable about the complexity of our emotions,giving us permission to feel anger and illuminating the nature of loss.'- Nicolette Jones,The Sunday Times
'... this haunting and demanding book shines with compassion,insight and flashes of humour and is a collaboration that highlights the exceptional talents of Ness,Dowd and Kay. A worthy tribute.'- Sally Morris,The Daily Mail
'...definitely one of my favourite books of the year'- Malorie BlackmanPatrick Ness
Patrick Ness is one of the most startlingly original and thought-provoking of contemporary novelists. His writing has garnered a wealth of awards including the Carnegie Medal (which Ness has won twice),the Costa Children's Book Award and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for novels including the bestselling trilogyChaos Walking,and books such asMore Than This,The Rest of Us Just Live Hereandperhaps most famously,the extraordinaryA Monster Calls.
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