What the Family Needed by Steven Amsterdam
This is a story about family life. Its ups, its downs and how one family found incredible ways to get through the hard times. It all started with a question: 'Okay, tell me which do you want: to be able to fly or to be invisible?' And led to thirty years of discoveries, extraordinary strengths and closely guarded secrets. It turned out to be just what the family needed. A novel with a touch of strange magic and super powers.
"A gem of a book…hugely entertaining and also quite moving" -- Thomas Quinn * Big Issue *
"Enjoyable" -- Ben East * Observer *
"Wry, deeply moving and literally magical" * Chloe Hooper *
"Amsterdam is consistently playful, witty and light of touch" * Times Literary Supplement *
"A wonderful novel: imaginative, intelligent, empathetic..like a cross between The Corrections and The Slap" * Sydney Morning Herald *
"Enjoyable" -- Ben East * Observer *
"Wry, deeply moving and literally magical" * Chloe Hooper *
"Amsterdam is consistently playful, witty and light of touch" * Times Literary Supplement *
"A wonderful novel: imaginative, intelligent, empathetic..like a cross between The Corrections and The Slap" * Sydney Morning Herald *
Steven Amsterdam was born in New York and has worked as a map editor, producer's assistant, and a pastry chef. He has lived in Melbourne, Australia since 2003, where he works as a writer and palliative care nurse. His debut novel, Things We Didn't See Coming, won The Age Book of the Year in Australia and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846555800 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846555809 |
| Title | What the Family Needed |
| Author | Steven Amsterdam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-08-23 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for 2012 Encore Award 2013 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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