Dying to Know You
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Description
Karl, aged seventeen, is hopelessly in love. But the object of his affections, Firella, demands proof, and poses him a series of questions regarding his attitude to the many sides of love. But Karl is dyslexic, and convinced that if Firella finds out, she will think he is stupid, and unworthy of her, and leave him.So Karl asks a local writer to help him construct his replies – and an unlikely, but extremely touching, friendship develops between the two men. They both come to learn a great deal about about life from a very different perspective, and when an act of violence shatters their calm, they find their respective appraisal of life shifting in profound ways.
Additional information
Weight | 0.203 kg |
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Dimensions | 1.8 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 288 |
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Year Published | 2013-5-2 |
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For Ages | 12-17 |
Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 1849416753 |
About The Author | Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002. |
Review Quote | Deliberate in pace and carefully insightful in its investigation of character, Chamber’s latest is a work of art that repays multiple readings |
Other text | Packed to the brim with challenging ideas, the latest from Chambers is simultaneously an acutely observed and surprising love story. An organic yet intricately crafted story of self-discovery . . . This is a generous gift |
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