Fire Colour One

ISBN-13: 9780007512362 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 256 str.

Jenny Valentine

Opis

A powerful story of deception, love and redemption, from award-winning author, Jenny Valentine - one of the greatest YA voices of her generation. Sixteen year-old Iris has never met her millionaire father and now he's dying. A pawn in her mother's game of greed and revenge, Iris is wrenched away from her only friend and sent to live with the father who abandoned her. Fire Colour One is a bold and brilliant novel.

Recenzje

Praise for Jenny Valentine:

'Valentine has the essential storyteller's gift of making you want to read on - and to know more even after the book is finished.' Guardian

'The award-winning Valentine has a keen eye for the idiosyncrasies of young children, and the rhythms of family life.' The Bookseller

'[Valentine] has a wonderful ability to take readers right into the hearts and souls of her central characters, and reading her is always a truly vicarious experience.' The Bookbag

Praise for Fire Colour One:

'A beautifully written story, soaked in love and important things.' Steven Camden, author of TAPE.

'This latest creation is her most spectacular yet.' Guardian

'[An] unforgettable story of grief and love.' Metro

'Wise, brilliantly plotted.' The Sunday Times

'Stunning. Rich in prose, with a profound depth to the characters and themes. Extremely moving.' Sarah Lean, author of A DOG CALLED HOMELESS

'One of the very best books I've read all year. I finished this and immediately turned back to the beginning again.' Robin Stevens, author of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE

O autorze

Jenny Valentine is an award-winning writer for Young Adults. Her first novel Finding Violet Park won the Guardian prize in 2007 and since then she has written six more, including Broken Soup and Fire Colour One, as well as Iggy and Me, a series for younger children. Her work has been published in 19 countries and Hello Now, her latest YA novel, was published in the UK and US in April 2020. She lives all over the place and has two daughters.