The Disapparation of James - Couverture rigide

Ursu, Anne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786867795 ISBN 13 : 9780786867790

Editeur : Grand Central Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

From the highly praised author of Spilling Clarence, a luminous novel about the joy of family and the perils of loving.

The Woodrow family is going to the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When five-year-old brother James eagerly volunteers to join the magic act, his parents watch with pride as he climbs onto the stage alongside the clown. The trick is spectacular and applause rings through the crowd as James disappears--vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is, James really did disappear . . . into thin air.

In the aftermath of James's disappearance, with the police investigation providing no clues, the laws of the universe come into question. His mother becomes lost in her dreams and his father becomes obsessed with the clown, while his big sister Greta sets out to figure out what happened.

A novel peppered with dreams, premonitions, and possible realities, The Disapparation of James is a work of enormous sensitivity, tenderness, and wit.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anne Ursu is the author of Spilling Clarence. She has worked at a major book retailer, as the theater critic for City Pages (Minneapolis), and as an arts writer for the Portland Phoenix (Maine). She lives in Mountain View, California.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Woodrow family begins to fall apart when five-year-old James climbs onto the stage at a circus and joins the magic act. The trouble is, James really does disappear before their eyes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grand Central Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786867795
• ISBN 13: 9780786867790
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Hyperion; spicardi@free.fr; ; 4 rue Fernand Laguide; Corbeil Essonnes; Ile de France; 91100; France