Stolen - Couverture souple

Christopher, Lucy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908435755 ISBN 13 : 9781908435750

Editeur : Chicken House Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

I was stolen from an airport.

Taken from everything I knew, everything I was used to.

Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And he expected me to love him.

This is my story.

Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback.

Ty, her captor, is no stereotype – he's young and attractive.

This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her, wants only her.

Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back?

• The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the outback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love and dependency, blur until they don't exist – almost
• Winner of the Branford Boase Award

'Complicated and beautiful – this novel left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been.' Maggie Stiefvater

'All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder. A stunning, scary, and beautiful book.' John Marsden

'Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once.' School Library Journal

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

LUCY CHRISTOPHER'S novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received England's Branford Boase award and Australia's golden Inky for best debut. In a starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it *"an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships."* She is also the author of FLYAWAY, a novel for younger readers. Lucy lives in Monmouth, Wales, where she is currently finishing her third book, THE KILLING WOODS, a psychological thriller for teens. Visit her website www.lucychristopher.com and follow her on Twitter @LucyCAuthor.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

I was stolen from an airport. Taken from everything I knew, everythingI was used to. Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. Andhe expected me to love him. This is my story. A letter from nowhere.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicken House Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908435755
• ISBN 13: 9781908435750
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Allemagne