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The Bower Bird
Ann Kelley
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Description for The Bower Bird
Paperback. Tells the story of Gussie, a precocious young girl diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Despite this, she is determined to live life to the fullest, experiencing typical adolescent problems such as love and parent troubles. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Winner of the 2007 Costa award, this title continues the story of Gussie, a precocious young girl diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Despite her health problems, she is determined to live life to the fullest, experiencing typical adolescent woes such as love and strained relations with her parents. Never complaining, she offers a direct and honest insight about herself and the world around her, bringing this poignant, charming and oddly optimistic tale to life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906307455
SKU
9781906307455
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ann Kelley
ANN KELLEY is a photographer and prize-winning poet who once nearly played cricket for Cornwall. She has previously published a collection of poetry and photographs, a book of photos of St Ives families and an audio book of cat stories. She lives with her husband and cats on the edge of a cliff in Cornwall where they have survived a ... Read more
Reviews for The Bower Bird
The author as artist evokes people and places with delicacy, humour and truth a novel of outstanding beauty. The world of life and death, beauty and truth seen through the eyes of a 12 year old girl. A rare and beautiful book of lasting quality we felt this is a voice that needs to be heard and read. COSTA BOOK ... Read more