Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
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Summary
The story of a nightmare that will not cease and a journey through fear towards hope. It's a choice between a past you cannot remember and a future you cannot predict. Does Jacob have the strength to take the journey and the courage to make the right choices?
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Jacob's Ladder by Brian Keaney
A boy opens his eyes to find he is lying on the ground in the middle of a field and he can't remember anything about his life before that point, other than his name, Jacob. Jacob finds himself in a world of grey monotony and routine, living in a dorm of young people all in the same situation as him. Eventually Jacob realises that it is a kind of limbo world - he is dead and back in the world of the living his parents, whose voices he can hear in his head, are on the verge of breaking up as their grief at his death takes hold. Jacob is suddenly determined to find his way back to the real world, and he sets off, with two friends, on a mission to find the fabled Palace of Remembrance, a possible way out of the grey realm. There are many obstacles in their way and when they do find the palace, there is one last challenge they must face to be allowed back, to live their lives out to their natural ends. Can Jacob and his friends make the right choices? In the end, there is hope after all...
A truly haunting and beautiful book * Books For Keeps *
This is extraordinarily powerful writing * The Guide to Literary Resources 2006 *
A dramatic, thought-provoking novel * Publishing News *
This well-written, original novel is more than an exciting adventure in an unusual setting: it raises important questions about the nature of death and he importance of hope and courage when faced with another world * Carousel *
This is extraordinarily powerful writing * The Guide to Literary Resources 2006 *
A dramatic, thought-provoking novel * Publishing News *
This well-written, original novel is more than an exciting adventure in an unusual setting: it raises important questions about the nature of death and he importance of hope and courage when faced with another world * Carousel *
Brian Keaney's parents are Irish, although he grew up in and still lives in London. He was once a teacher, but now writes full-time. He is also currently writer-in-residence at a London College. His other books for Orchard include Family Secrets, The Private Life of Georgia Brown, Balloon House and Bitter Fruit, which was shortlisted for the South Lanarkshire Children's Book Award.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781843627203 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843627205 |
| Title | Jacob's Ladder |
| Author | Brian Keaney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2005-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |