A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound by John Irving

A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound by John Irving

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Summary

The first children's book by prize-winning adult author John Irving, with the text taken from his novel A Widow For One Year and illustrated by Tatjana Hauptmann.

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A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound by John Irving

When a child hears a noise in the night he gets up to investigate. He calls his father to help him and they work through all the things that the 'noise' could be, eventually realising that it is nothing to be scared of. An empowering book about over coming ones fears handled with brilliant originality by John Irving and Tatjana Hauptmann.
John Irving is the author of the hugely successful novels A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Hotel New Hampshire amongst others. He has also won an oscar for his script to the film of The Cider House Rules. John divides his time between America and Canada. Tatjana Hauptmann lives in Germany and this is her first book to be published in the UK.
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ISBN 13 9780747572930
ISBN 10 0747572933
Title A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound
Author John Irving
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2005-08-01
Number of pages 40
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.