Anything That isn't This - Brossura

Chris Priestley

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1471404641 ISBN 13: 9781471404641

Casa editrice: Hot Key Books, 2015

Riassunto

Shortlisted for the Peters Book of the Year. Seventeen-year-old Frank Palp lives in a grim little apartment, in a grim little building, in an exceedingly grim (and rather large) city. Cobbled streets and near-destroyed bridges lead one through Old Town and Old New Town, and war-damaged houses stand alongside post-war characterless, concrete hutches. Most people walk hunched over, a habit from avoiding snipers, but others are proud to stand tall and make the world take notice . . . This is a city full of contradictions, and Frank is no exception. He mostly hates his life, he definitely hates the ludicrous city he is forced to live in and he absolutely with complete certainty hates the idiots he's surrounded by . . . and yet he is in love. A love so pure and sparkling and colourful, Frank feels sure it is 'meant to be'. His love is a reward for all the terrible grey that he is surrounded by - which would be great, if the girl in question knew he existed. And then one day, the perfect sign lands in his lap. A message, in a bottle. A wish, for 'anything that isn't this'. The girl who wrote this is surely his soulmate - and now he just needs to find her.

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Recensione:

An astonishing novel, beautiful to look at, thrilling to read. By turns, brooding, atmospheric, romantic and funny, with the unmistakeable whiff of Kafka. But what stands out for me, are the luminous illustrations by my favourite artist, one Mr. Chris Priestley. --Chris Riddell

Genuinely spooky and unsettling. There's a streak of wicked black humour running through this clever collection of stories --Charlie Higson (Praise for UNCLE MONTAGUE'S TALES OF TERROR)

Chris Priestley is a modern master of horror and suspense, and THROUGH DEAD EYES is unbearably gripping --The Times (Praise for THROUGH DEAD EYES)

L'autore:

Chris has been a published author since 2000. He spent his teens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before moving to Manchester, London and then Norfolk. He now lives in Cambridge with his wife and son where he writes, draws, paints, dreams and doodles (not necessarily in that order).
Chris worked as an illustrator and cartoonist for twenty years before becoming a writer. He has written several books for children & young-adults, both fiction and non-fiction, and has been nominated for many awards including the Edgar Awards, the UKLA Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. In recent years he has predominantly been writing horror. Follow Chris at http://chrispriestley.blogspot.co.uk or on Twitter: @crispriestley

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• Editore: Hot Key Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1471404641
• ISBN 13: 9781471404641
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480