Aftershocks by Anne Fine
Accompanying his engineer father on a work trip, Louie is stranded by an earthquake in an isolated world peopled by ghostly figures. Overwhelmed by the misery of the silent Endlanders and grieving the loss of his own brother, Louie realises there is something he can do to help them all face the future again. But will he find the courage to do it?a weird and wonderful triumph; a challenging, powerful book – this is Fine at her very best
The Times Children's Book of the Week, February 2022
-- Alex O'Connell * The Times *This is a book with the potential to heal. – Sunday Times Book of the Week
-- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *A remarkable novel which defies easy categorisation.
Aftershocks is a book of contradictions. It is at once familiar, yet otherworldly. It is a ghost story yet is rooted in real and highly relatable emotions. It's ambition and scope are large, yet at once it explores the intimacy of personal grief. Books of the Year 2022
* Books for Keeps *
Former Children's Laureate Anne Fine has written over seventy books for children and won many prizes and accolades, including twice winning the Carnegie Medal. Her writing very often tackles series social issues but can also be laugh-out-loud funny and her range is demonstrated by the successes of Madame Doubtfire and Goggle Eyes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910646779 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910646776 |
| Title | Aftershocks |
| Author | Anne Fine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Old Barn Books |
| Year published | 2022-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for NE Teen Books Award (UK)., Short-listed for Badger Book Awards: Best New Books (UK)., Long-listed for York Book Award (UK)., Nominated for Yoto Carnegie Prize for Writing (UK). |
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