9.21am: business as usual on a high street in England.9.22am: the explosions are heard for miles around, and in the early confusion there is talk of a gas leak, a plane crash, and even terrorism . . .The people of Heathwick had been preparing for Christmas unaware that many would die, and the rest would be transformed for ever. Travel with them, second-by-second, through the hopes, fears, love, worries, gossip, cruelty, kindness and trivia that dominated their final minute before tragedy struck. And in the everyday story of an ordinary street, look for clues to what happened, and why.
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9.21am: business as usual on a high street in England.9.22am: the explosions are heard for miles around, and in the early confusion there is talk of a gas leak, a plane crash, and even terrorism .
This is an outstanding novel for mature readers of any age and adds lustre to Updale’s established brilliance.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780552576710
Publisert
2018-07-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Corgi Childrens
Vekt
192 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
J, Y, 02, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272
Forfatter
Biographical note
Eleanor Updale has been writing books since the turn of the century. Before that she worked in radio and television: mainly on news programmes including The World at One and Newsnight. Eleanor's 'Montmorency' series has won awards on both sides of the Atlantic, and Johnny Swanson was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and won the Fantastic Book Award.
You can find out more at www.eleanorupdale.com