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The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARDS 2021 'Brilliant and impactful' - Pandora Sykes This is the story of one family, one dreamy summer – the summer when everything changes. In a holiday house by the sea, in a big, messy family, one teenager watches as brothers and sisters, parents and older cousins fill hot days with wine and games and planning a wedding. Enter the Goddens – irresistible, charming, languidly sexy Kit and surly, silent Hugo. Suddenly there’s a serpent in this paradise – and the consequences will be devastating. From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a lyrical and quintessential coming-of-age tale – a summer book that’s as heady, timeless and irresistible as Bonjour Tristesse and I Capture the Castle but as sharp and fresh as Normal People. Featuring a bonus essay from Meg Rosoff on her experiences of summer, this is THE unmissable book of the summer. From the author of How I Live Now, one of TIME magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time.
This smart and humorous novel is, from the first sentence, rapture to read * Sunday Times *
A sun-drenched coming-of-age story .. seductive and elegant. The heady nostalgia and sweet ache of first love and lost innocence recall classics such as Bonjour Tristesse * Observer, YA BOOK OF THE MONTH *
Rosoff brilliantly captures the loss of innocence on the cusp of adulthood in a dreamy, seductive coming-of-age story that echoes classics like I Capture the Castle * The Bookseller, Editor's Choice *
Brilliant ... a thoughtful, impactful summer read. It sounds like it’s going to be the quintessential holiday romance but it’s so much more than that * Pandora Sykes, The High Low Podcast *
A wonderful, captivating writer * Daily Telegraph *
Meg Rosoff has the gift of being able to talk to the reader with a directness that goes like an arrow to the heart * The Times *
A magical and utterly faultless voice * Mark Haddon *
The perfect read for an afternoon by the sea * NetGalley user *
An irresistible summer read * NetGalley reviewer *
I genuinely couldn’t put it down * NetGalley reviewer *
Sophisticated, seductive and smoothly readable, this is a summer story par excellence, and a coming-of-age tale for all times * LoveReading4Kids *
A wonderful, escapist coming of age novel * Suffolk Magazine *
A classic summer, coming-of-age story, wonderfully done… Its hazy nostalgia tempered by a winning self-awareness, The Great Godden is a joyful, generous read * Novel of the Week, Sunday Telegraph *
A touching coming-of-age novel that is perfect for summertime * Sunday Express S Magazine *
A dreamy, atmospheric tale about love, sibling rivalry and family secrets * Irish Independent *
This brilliant, witty, very modern novel is the perfect summer coming of-age read... A perfectly-pitched look at adolescent loss of innocence, it balances dark manipulation with sharp humour * Daily Mail *
Astute and alluring ... totally absorbing. Rosoff perfectly captures the endlessness of summer, and the prickling uneasiness of desire when it's tangled up in hope * Press Association *
Marvellous – a classic, summery, coming-of-age story about the confusion of adolescent lust * Daily Telegraph *
Full of lies, lust, manipulation and the agony of being young * Daily Mail *
Rosoff’s dazzling, timeless novel is a delight * Independent *
This mesmerising coming-of-age tale will have you hooked * Take a Break Magazine *
This dreamy novel ... charms and seduces effortlessly. Just like those long, hot, lazy summers of your childhood, by the end of it, you'll want to start all over again ***** * Heat Magazine *
A sun-drenched coming-of-age story .. seductive and elegant. The heady nostalgia and sweet ache of first love and lost innocence recall classics such as Bonjour Tristesse * Observer, YA BOOK OF THE MONTH *
Rosoff brilliantly captures the loss of innocence on the cusp of adulthood in a dreamy, seductive coming-of-age story that echoes classics like I Capture the Castle * The Bookseller, Editor's Choice *
Brilliant ... a thoughtful, impactful summer read. It sounds like it’s going to be the quintessential holiday romance but it’s so much more than that * Pandora Sykes, The High Low Podcast *
A wonderful, captivating writer * Daily Telegraph *
Meg Rosoff has the gift of being able to talk to the reader with a directness that goes like an arrow to the heart * The Times *
A magical and utterly faultless voice * Mark Haddon *
The perfect read for an afternoon by the sea * NetGalley user *
An irresistible summer read * NetGalley reviewer *
I genuinely couldn’t put it down * NetGalley reviewer *
Sophisticated, seductive and smoothly readable, this is a summer story par excellence, and a coming-of-age tale for all times * LoveReading4Kids *
A wonderful, escapist coming of age novel * Suffolk Magazine *
A classic summer, coming-of-age story, wonderfully done… Its hazy nostalgia tempered by a winning self-awareness, The Great Godden is a joyful, generous read * Novel of the Week, Sunday Telegraph *
A touching coming-of-age novel that is perfect for summertime * Sunday Express S Magazine *
A dreamy, atmospheric tale about love, sibling rivalry and family secrets * Irish Independent *
This brilliant, witty, very modern novel is the perfect summer coming of-age read... A perfectly-pitched look at adolescent loss of innocence, it balances dark manipulation with sharp humour * Daily Mail *
Astute and alluring ... totally absorbing. Rosoff perfectly captures the endlessness of summer, and the prickling uneasiness of desire when it's tangled up in hope * Press Association *
Marvellous – a classic, summery, coming-of-age story about the confusion of adolescent lust * Daily Telegraph *
Full of lies, lust, manipulation and the agony of being young * Daily Mail *
Rosoff’s dazzling, timeless novel is a delight * Independent *
This mesmerising coming-of-age tale will have you hooked * Take a Break Magazine *
This dreamy novel ... charms and seduces effortlessly. Just like those long, hot, lazy summers of your childhood, by the end of it, you'll want to start all over again ***** * Heat Magazine *
Meg Rosoff is the author of six young adult novels including the best-selling How I Live Now, one of TIME magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time. She is the winner of the Carnegie Medal, the Printz Award, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, an Alex Award and the coveted Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526618535 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526618532 |
| Title | The Great Godden |
| Author | Meg Rosoff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2021-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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