The New Policeman - Couverture souple

Thompson, Kate

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061174297 ISBN 13 : 9780061174292

Editeur : Greenwillow Books, 2008

Synopsis

Who knows where the time goes?There never seems to be enough time in Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter. When J.J.'s mother says time's what she really wants for her birthday, J.J. decides to find her some. He's set himself up for an impossible task . . . until a neighbor reveals a secret. There's a place where time stands still--at least, it's supposed to. J.J. can make the journey there, but he'll have to vanish from his own life to do so. Can J.J. find the leak between the two worlds? Will a shocking rumor about his family's past come back to haunt him? And what does it all have to do with the village's new policeman . . . ?

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Winner of both the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the 2005 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

There is never enough time in Kinvara. When Helen Liddy is asked what she wants for her birthday, she says, 'Time. That's what I want. Time.'

Fifteen year-old JJ is continuing the Liddy family tradition with his fiddle-playing. But one day he discovers that music might no tbe the only thing that runs in his veins. Can it be true that his great-grandfather was a murderer?

When JJ sets out to buy his mother some time he discovers the answer, as well as some truly remarkable things about music, myth and magic.

Who knows where the time goes?

JJ does.

'A beautifully original book' INDEPENDENT

'A story full of surprises, magic and a delicately balanced internal logic' JULIA ECCLESHARE, GUARDIAN

'There is something hallucinatory, if not delirious about this stylish, magical book' JAN MARK

Revue de presse :

"If you buy nothing else for your children (or yourself) this summer, buy Kate Thompson's The New Policeman . . . Witty, entrancinly romantic and rooted in an ancient Celtic myth, this is a parable about not having enough time which hits hard" (Christina Hardyment Independent)

"A story full of surprises, magic and a delicately balanced internal logic" (Julia Eccleshare Guardian)

"Kate Thompson's work always surprises with its inventiveness and sheer quality of her writing . . . At times dark, daring and subversive, at times sheer fun . . . This book breaks new ground and should become a classic" (Inis)

"A masterful fantasy of the old school: long on story, short on whizzy gimmicks . . . Beautifully told and the characters draw you in" (Carousel)

"A distinctive and beautifully written book . . . An enthralling tale, both whimsical and deep, told with a dry laconic wit" (Books for Keeps)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Greenwillow Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061174297
• ISBN 13: 9780061174292
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464