Bone gap - Softcover

Ruby, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571332757 ISBN 13: 9780571332755

Verlag: Faber & Faber, 2016

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He'd been drawn here by the grass and the bees and the strange sensation that this was a magical place, that the bones of the world were a little looser here, double-jointed, twisting back on themselves, leaving spaces one could slip into and hide . . .Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps - gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever., So when young, beautiful Roza goes missing, the people of Bone Gap aren't surprised. After all, it isn't the first time someone's slipped away and left Finn and Sean O'Sullivan on their own. Finn knows that's not what happened with Roza., He knows she was taken, ripped from the cornfields by a man whose face he can't remember. But no one believes him anymore. Well, almost no one., Petey Willis, the beekeeper's daughter, suspects that lurking behind Finn's fearful shyness is a story worth uncovering. But as we, like Petey, follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap - their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures - the truth about what happened to Roza is slowly revealed. And it is stranger than you can possibly imagine

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This mystery story is written with flair, combining precise observation and poetic flights, as it explores physical passion, a relationship between brothers, and small-town attitudes, with complicated characters, sharp comic dialogue and an emotional kick. (Children's Book of the Week Sunday Times)

Bone Gap marks Laura Ruby as one of fiction's most original voices. She is capable of moving you to tears, terrifying you on deep and dreamlike levels, and making your heart shout with happiness. This book is magic realism at its most magical (E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars)

Lush and original . . . It's a novel about actual changes in worldview, and all its science and myth and realism and magic are marshaled, finally, to answer crucial questions about empathy and difference, and the way we see people we love (New York Times Book Review)

Ruby's novel deserves to be read and reread. It is powerful, beautiful, extraordinary (School Library Journal)

Ruby's enigmatic novel weaves together the brutal realism of small-town cruelties and sexual violence with the best kind of dreamlike folk magic, inflecting the hard parts with fairy tale softness...and shimmering, hopeful mysticism. With rich characters, captivating world building, and a stunning secret at its heart, Bone Gap is utterly bewitching (Booklist (Starred Review))

Told from the viewpoints of multiple Bone Gapcitizens, this inventive modern fable combines elements of folklore, mythology, romance and feminism....Both Roza and Finn's love interest, Priscilla, develop over the course of the magically real journey into strong women to be reckoned with.... Cleverly conceived and lusciously written (Kirkus Reviews)

Ruby raises incisive questions about feminine beauty, identity, and power...in a story full of subtle magic that is not compelled to provide concrete explanations. A haunting and inventive work that subverts expectations at every turn (Publishers Weekly)

A skillfully written piece of magical realism....unmissable. (Inis Children's Books Ireland)

Highly recommended, you definitely won't regret reading such a delightfully charming book. An enchanting and magical read, Laura Ruby's novel is an unforgettable and beautiful piece of fiction. Different and adventurous with exceptionally diverse characters, 'Bone Gap' is not to be missed! (Olivia Tierney, age 19 Lovereading4kids)

Words can't explain how much I loved this book- It is my best read of 2016 and nothing can beat it. (Humaira, age 18 Lovereading4kids)

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A masterful and seductive tale of love, magic, regret and forgiveness. Winner of the 2016 Michael L. Printz Award.

He'd been drawn here by the grass and the bees and the strange sensation that this was a magical place, that the bones of the world were a little looser here, double-jointed, twisting back on themselves, leaving spaces one could slip into and hide . . .

Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps - gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza goes missing, the people of Bone Gap aren't surprised. After all, it isn't the first time someone's slipped away and left Finn and Sean O'Sullivan on their own.

Finn knows that's not what happened with Roza. He knows she was taken, ripped from the cornfields by a man whose face he can't remember. But no one believes him anymore. Well, almost no one. Petey Willis, the beekeeper's daughter, suspects that lurking behind Finn's fearful shyness is a story worth uncovering. But as we, like Petey, follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap - their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures - the truth about what happened to Roza is slowly revealed. And it is stranger than you can possibly imagine

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• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0571332757
• ISBN 13: 9780571332755
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 380