The Love Bean by Siobhán Parkinson
Full of romance, secrets and rivalries, The Love Bean weaves two compelling stories of four teenage twin girls across time, location and race. Twins: they like the same things. But that can cause problems. Especially where boys are concerned. When Tito, a tall handsome African, walks into Lydia and Julia's lives, it turns every relationship upside down. Then there's the 'twinny book' - The Curiosity Tree. It's about Sun'va and Eva: they're twins too. And a boy has just sailed into their lives, causing havoc. Romance mirrors romance, jealousy mirrors jealousy - is their story destined to repeat itself?. Two compelling stories of love … and resentment.
'A great comedy romance' -- Pat Boran - The Pat Kenny Show
'You're getting two stories here merging into one for tens and upwards - and from Parkinson you know it will take you up and carry you along' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *
'This is a stylish, witty and accomplished novel, one which more than fulfils the promise of Lady Capulet's "golden story"' -- Robert Dunbar - The Irish Times * The Irish Times *
'Definitely one of Ms. Parkinson's finest ... The characters ... are convincingly portrayed in this wonderfully warm book.' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *
'Her dialogue is realistic, her writing fluid, her characters credible and multi-dimensional' -- The Sunday Business Post * Sunday Business Post *
'You're getting two stories here merging into one for tens and upwards - and from Parkinson you know it will take you up and carry you along' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *
'This is a stylish, witty and accomplished novel, one which more than fulfils the promise of Lady Capulet's "golden story"' -- Robert Dunbar - The Irish Times * The Irish Times *
'Definitely one of Ms. Parkinson's finest ... The characters ... are convincingly portrayed in this wonderfully warm book.' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *
'Her dialogue is realistic, her writing fluid, her characters credible and multi-dimensional' -- The Sunday Business Post * Sunday Business Post *
Having grown up in Galway and Donegal, Siobhán Parkinson has lived most of her adult life in her native Dublin. She studied English literature and German at Trinity, and went on to take her doctorate in English literature. She has worked for many years as an editor, a profession that very closely resembles that of writing. She concentrates more on her writing these days, but is also a very active member of the writers-in-schools scheme, and she gives workshops in creative writing and talks on her work in all sorts of situations. She has held various writing residencies and has been editor of, Inis -- The Children's Books Ireland Magazine, and Bookbird, the IbBy International magazine. Her books have won numerous awards and been translated into lots of languages, her favourites being Latvian, because it is so different, and Japanese, because it is back to front. Her husband, Roger Bennett, is a woodturner and teacher, and her son Matthew is almost grown up. Being her son didn't do him too much harm, he claims, but time will tell. Her book Sisters ... no way! won the Bisto Book of the Year award. Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) won a Bisto Merit Award. Siobhán's next book, The Moon King, also won a Bisto Merit Award and was on the iBbY Honour List 2000, in Ireland's first year as a member of iBbY. Siobhán was Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg (Children's Laureate) from 2010-2012.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780862787721 |
| ISBN 10 | 0862787726 |
| Title | The Love Bean |
| Author | Siobhán Parkinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Bisto Book of the Year Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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