| 26a Contributor(s): Evans, Diana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060821825 ISBN-13: 9780060821821 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: A hauntingly beautiful, wickedly funny, and devastatingly moving novel of innocence and dreams that announces the arrival of a major new talent to the literary scene In the attic room at 26 Waifer Avenue, identical twins Georgia and Bessi Hunter share nectarines and forge their identities, while escaping from the sadness and danger that inhabit the floors below. But innocence lasts for only so long--and dreams, no matter how vivid and powerful, cannot slow the relentless incursion of the real world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.36" W x 9.36" (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106120 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A hauntingly beautiful, wickedly funny, and devastatingly moving novel of innocence and dreams that announces the arrival of a major new talent to the literary scene In the attic room at 26 Waifer Avenue, identical twins Georgia and Bessi Hunter share nectarines and forge their identities, while escaping from the sadness and danger that inhabit the floors below. But innocence lasts for only so long--and dreams, no matter how vivid and powerful, cannot slow the relentless incursion of the real world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Evans, Diana: - Diana Evans has worked as a journalist and arts critic, contributing to Marie Claire, The Daily Telegraph, The Observer, and The Independent. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of anthologies. She lives in London, England. |