In the Half Light by Anthony Lawrence
*The story of a young man's emergence from a headful of secrets to a life of understanding*In the half light of James Malloy's beautiful visions are two worlds: one which he lives in, one which lives in him. To outsiders he's an average, perhaps rather quiet, youngster, sometimes in trouble, much loved by his parents. But he knows that the lights and colours, the voices and amazement inside his head, and the way they sometimes escape through his mouth, make him different.Different to everyone, until one day he meets Stephanie. The truths she will tell James drive him to examine his life, to find out what lies at the centre of his curious world. And so begins a journey that will take him from Australia to the west coast of Ireland, from adolescence to adulthood, from isolation to acceptance. Haunting and optimistic, Anthony Lawrence's remarkable debut novel is a delightful story of one young man learning that all things are possible if he can overcome his own fear.
A remarkable debut which will draw comparisons with Catcher in the Rye and which the publishers believe is reminiscent of Shine and the story of David HelfgottAn award-winning poet, Lawrence has some rich and varied career experiences to draw on, which is perhaps why the book earned endless superlatives when it was published in Oz. Set in New South Wales, it is the story of James Molloy, a strange kid who doesn't quite fit in. From an early age there are lights in his head, voices too. Then, at 16, he befriends Stephanie, a rather exotic woman with a limp, who asks him to write down his dreams and visions. Thus begins a long physical and emotional journey. Lyrical and evocative, In the Half Light is a novel that should help toward a greater understanding of mental illness.
Lawrence Anthony is a highly-respected conservationist and co-founder of The Earth Organization. His works include Babylon's Ark, about his involvement in saving the animals in Baghdad Zoo which is being made into a major film and The Elephant Whisperer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330485517 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330485512 |
| Title | In the Half Light |
| Author | Anthony Lawrence |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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