When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing his entire family,who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard Brought up by the resident ghosts,ghouls and spectres,Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all,he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters,featuring every second year of Bod's life,from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9780747598626Number of pages: 320Dimensions: 198 x 129 mmEdition: Adult ed
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'One of the joys of reading Gaiman is how he subverts our expectations of magic,horror,fantasy and the mundane'The Times'Suspenseful,well-told and touching'The Sunday Times'A captivating piece of work,light as fresh grave dirt,haunting as the inscription on a tombstone'Financial Times'If asked to put The Graveyard Book into a genre,I'd have to say: this is a Neil Gaiman book. It's in the Genre of Excellence'Fortean Times
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is amongst Britain's foremost writers of fantasy and graphic novels; blending mythologies,folklore and urban legend in a diverse portfolio that embraces the ground-breaking graphic novel seriesThe Sandman,contemporary children's classics,The Graveyard BookandCoralineand adult fiction includingStardust,Neverwhereand the masterpiece that isAmerican Gods.
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