The Death of Bees - Couverture souple

O'Donnell, Lisa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099558424 ISBN 13 : 9780099558422

Editeur : Windmill Books, 2013

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Today is Christmas Eve.
Today is my birthday.
Today I am fifteen.
Today I buried my parents in the backyard.
Neither of them were beloved.

Marnie and her little sister, Nelly, are on their own now. Only they know what happened to their parents, Izzy and Gene, and they aren't telling. While life in Glasgow's Maryhill housing estate isn't grand, the girls do have each other. Besides, it's only a year until Marnie will be considered an adult and can legally take care of them both.

As the New Year comes and goes, Lennie, the old man next door, realizes that his young neighbors are alone and need his help. Or does he need theirs? Lennie takes them in—feeds them, clothes them, protects them—and something like a family forms. But soon enough, the sisters' friends, their teachers, and the authorities start asking tougher questions. As one lie leads to another, dark secrets about the girls' family surface, creating complications that threaten to tear them apart.

Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, told in alternating voices, The Death of Bees is an enchanting, grimly comic tale of three lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for one another.

Revue de presse :

"This vibrantly imagined novel, by turns hilarious and appalling, is hard to resist." (Daily Mail)

"A black comedy, mixing The Ladykillers with Irvine Welsh’s The Acid House...O’Donnell adeptly balances caustic humour and compassion." (Guardian)

"Compelling piece of work... O’Donnell brings a freshness to her narrative, thanks to the brilliantly evoked voices of her two young female protagonists.... Warm without being cosy, explicit without being shocking, and emotive without being schmaltzy, this is a powerful coming-of-age tale with a clear eye for the travails of 21st-century deprived living." (The Scotsman)

"The Death Of Bees is compelling stuff, engaging the emotions from the first page and quickly becoming almost impossible to put down." (Herald)

"A dark, fierce first novel that is a page-turner and a fairy tale turned inside out. I can’t wait to read what she writes next." (Alice Hoffman New York Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Windmill Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0099558424
• ISBN 13: 9780099558422
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304