Heaven Eyes by David Almond
Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. They often dream of escape, and frequently journey into the outside world. Running away is something they know all about. But this time January builds a raft, and the three of them head precariously down river. Towards the Black Middens. This time they might never come back. When they stumble across a disused factory and its strange inhabitants - Grampa and Heaven Eyes - they wonder if they'll even have the choice. Heaven Eyes is the girl who should have drowned at sea. The mysterious girl desperately searching for her family, hoping that these three might be the family she has lost. She has a secret history only Grampa knows. And does he trust these three invaders enough to tell them Erin feels a sisterly responsibility for Heaven Eyes, Mouse longs to belong anywhere and anyhow, but January thinks Grampa's a murderer. Whatever happens, all three have a part to play. . .
Both original and unnerving, this really is a fantastic book- THE BOOKSELLERTranfixing - just the novel to usher in the new millennium! - THE LITERARY REVIEWDavid Almond understands the joy and fear of being alive better than most - Heaven Eyes is a mysterious gift of a novel. - THE TIMESAlmond's powerfully original talent has won him the Whitbread and the Carnegie, and really could - or anyway should - win him the Booker. - bol.com, 17/9/00'Almond's eerie tale is an astonishing piece of writing about the way that the living and the dead find comfort in each aother . . . A very grown-up, totally compelling book, that, like Almond's brilliant SKELLIG, is about the lost and found, abandonment and redemption, love and faith - particularly faith in yourself and others. - The Guardian
David Almond's first novel for children, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal, and his second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal. Following the further success of HEAVEN EYES, David is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today. His books, which have been translated into over twenty languages, are bestsellers all over the world. David lives with his family in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340764817 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340764813 |
| Title | Heaven Eyes |
| Author | David Almond |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2000-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2001, Short-listed for Whitbread Book Awards: Children's Book Category 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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