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Zusatztext This book is quite simply brilliant to read! full of emotion and some heart wrenching plot twists; the tale of Alex and Anya is an extremely memorable one! and one of the best books with a child protagonist I've ever read. Of all the themes touched on! the most prominent one is pain - of every kind. 8/10 Informationen zum Autor Following a PhD at Queen's University, Carolyn Jess-Cooke took up a lectureship in Film Studies at the University of Sunderland. She has published non-fiction books in Film Studies and Shakespeare and is the author of the multi award-winning collection of poetry INROADS. Klappentext I first met my demon the morning that Mum said Dad had gone. 'My name is Alex. I'm ten years old. I like onions on toast and I can balance on the back legs of my chair for fourteen minutes. I can also see demons. My best friend is one. He likes Mozart, table tennis and bread and butter pudding. My mum is sick. Ruen says he can help her. Only Ruen wants me to do something really bad. He wants me to kill someone.' In the vein of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , this is a clever and enchanting novel for anyone who understands the importance of needing a friend. Praise for Carolyn Jess-Cooke: 'Incredible. Fabulous' Sun 'Beautiful and captivating' Ulster Tatler 'Clever' Daily Mail 'Deserves to be read' Irish Independent 'High-octane, funny and cinematic' Sydney Morning Herald 'Intriguing and utterly engrossing' Irish Tatler An innovative and richly imaginative new novel from the internationally acclaimed Carolyn Jess-Cooke, for anyone who loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Room. Zusammenfassung An innovative and richly imaginative new novel from the internationally acclaimed Carolyn Jess-Cooke, for anyone who loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Room....
