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The Stars at Oktober Bend
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Pub Date
5 May 2016
| Archive Date
18 Nov 2016
Description
Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone, but something inside her is broken. She has a brain injury, the result of an assault. Manny was once a child soldier. He is sixteen and has lost all his family. Alice is reaching out to express herself through her beautiful-broken words, and Manny is running to escape his past. When Manny and Alice meet they find the beginnings of love and healing. A magnificent new novel from multi-award-winning Australian author Glenda Millard. The Stars at October Bend is a powerful story about the strength of the human spirit. Through her lyrical writing, Millard reveals that people are always more than they seem.
Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone, but something inside her is broken. She has a brain injury, the result of an assault. Manny was once a child soldier. He is...
Description
Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone, but something inside her is broken. She has a brain injury, the result of an assault. Manny was once a child soldier. He is sixteen and has lost all his family. Alice is reaching out to express herself through her beautiful-broken words, and Manny is running to escape his past. When Manny and Alice meet they find the beginnings of love and healing. A magnificent new novel from multi-award-winning Australian author Glenda Millard. The Stars at October Bend is a powerful story about the strength of the human spirit. Through her lyrical writing, Millard reveals that people are always more than they seem.
A Note From the Publisher
Paperback edition (9781910646151) will be available in August 2016
Paperback edition (9781910646151) will be available in August 2016
Advance Praise
'A poetic and mysterious adventure into the language of the human spirit which stuns the mind and heart.' - Ursula Dubosarsky, author of The Red Shoe and The Golden Day.
'Gentle, powerful, poetic, precise. I was totally mesmerised. I don't often love a book this much.' - Diana Sweeney, author of The Minnow.
'A poetic and mysterious adventure into the language of the human spirit which stuns the mind and heart.' - Ursula Dubosarsky, author of The Red Shoe and The Golden Day.
'Gentle, powerful, poetic...
Advance Praise
'A poetic and mysterious adventure into the language of the human spirit which stuns the mind and heart.' - Ursula Dubosarsky, author of The Red Shoe and The Golden Day.
'Gentle, powerful, poetic, precise. I was totally mesmerised. I don't often love a book this much.' - Diana Sweeney, author of The Minnow.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781910646175 |
| PRICE |
£4.99 (GBP)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781910646175 |
| PRICE |
£4.99 (GBP)
|
Average rating from 10 members
Featured Reviews
Hristina P, Reviewer
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I have to say that this trend to incorporate poetry in YA novels might be one of my favorite in the writing world. I don't think I will get bored of it soon.
What can I say about this book? The idea for this book is unique, and the writing style is beautiful. Though I think that the execution of the plot could've been done a bit better, I generally liked it. What I didn't like was how there were no capitalization, at all. I understand that it's a poetry (for the lack of a better word) reference, but I still missed it.
All in all, it's a good book, and it's unlike anything I've read in the last two years. It's incredibly artistic... just gorgeous. Thumbs up. I recommend it.
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Featured Reviews
Hristina P, Reviewer
4 stars
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4 stars
I have to say that this trend to incorporate poetry in YA novels might be one of my favorite in the writing world. I don't think I will get bored of it soon.
What can I say about this book? The idea for this book is unique, and the writing style is beautiful. Though I think that the execution of the plot could've been done a bit better, I generally liked it. What I didn't like was how there were no capitalization, at all. I understand that it's a poetry (for the lack of a better word) reference, but I still missed it.
All in all, it's a good book, and it's unlike anything I've read in the last two years. It's incredibly artistic... just gorgeous. Thumbs up. I recommend it.
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