Knife Edge - Brossura

Blackman, Malorie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0141378654 ISBN 13: 9780141378657

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2017

Riassunto

'Devastatingly powerful' Guardian

No one could begin to guess at the depth of the hatred I held for Sephy Hadley. Everything began with her and my brother. And that's how it would end.

Where there has been love, now there is hate.

Two families have been shattered by the divided and violent society they live in.

Sephy Hadley - a Cross, supposedly powerful and privileged - has bound herself forever to her nought lover Callum McGregor's family.

But Jude McGregor blames Sephy for all the tragedies his family has suffered. And he is determined to force her to take sides, and destroy her life . . . just like she destroyed his. . .

Voted as one of the UK's best-loved books, Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.

'Moving and thought-provoking' Observer

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Blackman's absorbing but alarming novel deals with themes of racism and prejudice...Unforgettable (Independent 2008-02-07)

Stimulating and emotionally satisfying (Financial Times)

A gritty read for older children . . . At times this is a beautiful love story; at other times it is a harrowing and moral tale... (Bookseller)

Packs some powerful political punches...But Blackman never compromises the story, which is dramatic, moving and brave (Guardian)

Inter-racial teenage love has never been more painful (Amanda Craig The Times 2007-09-22)

L'autore:

Malorie Blackman has written over 60 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and most recently her science fiction thriller Chasing the Stars. Her work has also been adapted for TV with the 6-part adaptation of Pig-Heart Boy winning a BAFTA and Noughts & Crosses currently in production for the BBC, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) on board to curate and release the soundtrack as Executive Producer. A stage adaptation of the book, by Pilot Theatre, will run from February 2019, under the direction of Sabrina Mahfouz. In 2005, Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books, in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature and, between 2013 and 2015, she was the Children's Laureate. Malorie is currently writing for the new Doctor Who series on BBC One and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses sequence, Crossfire, will be published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0141378654
• ISBN 13: 9780141378657
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 384