Thursday's Child - 9780763622039
Un libro in lingua di Sonya Hartnett edito da Candlewick Pr, 2003
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Sonya Hartnett's haunting, mythical novel - now in paperback
Harper Flute believes that her younger brother Tin, with his uncanny ability to dig, was born to burrow. While their family struggles to survive in a bleak landscape during the Great Depression, the silent and elusive little Tin - "born on a Thursday and so fated to his wanderings" - begins to escape underground, tunneling beneath their tiny shanty. As time passes, Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving his family further and further behind.
With exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism, Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child. It's an unsentimental portrait of a loving family faced with poverty and heartbreak, entwined with a surreal vision of the enigmatic Tin, disappearing into a mysterious labyrinth that reaches unimaginably far, yet remains hauntingly near.
"Will be treasured by teens. . . . A beautiful and complex coming-of-age story that will burrow into young people's deepest hopes and fears, shining light on the darkest rooms." - BOOKLIST (starred review)
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Thursday's Child
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Sonya Hartnett
- Editore: Candlewick Pr
- Collana: Candlewick Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Settembre '03
- Genere: JUVENILE FICTION
- Argomenti : Poverty Fiction Family life Fiction Farm life Fiction
- Pagine: 272
- Dimensioni mm: 209 x 120 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0763622036
- EAN-13: 9780763622039