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The Dog Stars
Peter Heller
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Description for The Dog Stars
Paperback. An Oprah Book club favourite that spreads joy, mindfulness, and hope to all who read it. Or in the words of Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl: "A dreamy, post-apocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small: a twitching trout, a can of Sprite, empathy, sex, decency and a good dog" Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Shorlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2013.
THE ROAD - but with hope.
Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel.
But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755392629
SKU
V9780755392629
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Peter Heller
Peter Heller is an award-winning adventure writer and contributing editor on Outside magazine, Men's Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. He is also the author of several non-fiction books, including Kook; The Whale Warriors; and Hell or High Water: Surviving Tibet's Tsangpo Gorge. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
Reviews for The Dog Stars
'The Road - but with hope'
GQ
'Magical and life-affirming'
Guardian
'Sad, but hopeful... A perfectly pitched post-apocalyptic tale of survival and emotional sustenance in a changed world'
Marie Claire
'A poetic, moving and ultimately rewarding read'
SFX
'A dreamy, postapocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small: a twitching ... Read more
GQ
'Magical and life-affirming'
Guardian
'Sad, but hopeful... A perfectly pitched post-apocalyptic tale of survival and emotional sustenance in a changed world'
Marie Claire
'A poetic, moving and ultimately rewarding read'
SFX
'A dreamy, postapocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small: a twitching ... Read more