Wist by Jackie Gay
Wist tells the story of Romany and Kate: soul sisters linked by a love of escape and adventure. Street girl Romany is caught up in an Indian romance with the once-bookish Ty - but what unspoken loss makes the icy Himalayas so irresistible to him? - and Kate journeys to the Norfolk coast where the sea-wist sounds beneath Frieda's outpost home. But disaster, death and mishap intervene - and, as the inextricable threads between the sisters tighten, they must rework their bond in the light of dark truths from their family's past. From Tom the one-eyed urban tramp to Nyala who herds the buffalo grazing by her mountainside home ... Wist's engaging characters and rich, thought-provoking themes will delight and challenge. Jackie Gay writes with a rare spark, energy and sympathy; in Wist she offers a unique perspective on what can happen when 'the sky falls in on your head'.
'I was enchantedThis book has a warm and understanding heart. There are two beautiful young characters connected by chance and by choice. One travels and one stays put, but both make that crucial interior shift which takes them from love to forgiveness, from loss to survival' Liza Cody 'A remarkable rendering of teenage angst' (Sunday Times) 'Gay's narrative is tender and liberating... spiky and defiant' (Big Issue) 'Lively and acute... spooky, amusing and believable' (Lesley Glaister)
JACKIE GAY was born in Birmingham and travelled in Europe, Asia, the Far East and Africa before returning home to write. She says: 'As a writer I have always been interested in "outsiders". Becoming disabled myself made me sharply aware of what it means to be regarded by society as a problem, an issue rather than an individual. This experience is at the core of my decision over the structure of Wist - I didn't want to signal disability as key from the beginning because I felt it would overshadow other storylines and themes. This isn't because I see disability as less important, but to show that disability is part of life, but only ever a part of an individual's existence.'
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| ISBN 13 | 9780954130343 |
| ISBN 10 | 0954130340 |
| Title | Wist |
| Author | Jackie Gay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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