Stolen
Seiten
2013
Chicken House Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-908435-75-0 (ISBN)
Chicken House Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-908435-75-0 (ISBN)
I was stolen from an airport. Taken from everything I knew, everything
I was used to. Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And
he expected me to love him. This is my story. A letter from nowhere.
I was stolen from an airport.
Taken from everything I knew, everything I was used
to.
Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And he expected
me to love him.
This is my story.
Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken
to the Australian Outback.
Ty, her captor, is no stereotype – he's young and attractive.
This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning.
He loves only her, wants only her.
Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world
outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back?
The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma
to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the
outback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love
and dependency, blur until they don't exist – almost
Winner of the Branford Boase Award
'Complicated and beautiful – this novel left me doubting
my emotions and missing a place I'd never been.' Maggie
Stiefvater
'All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder.
A stunning, scary, and beautiful book.' John Marsden
'Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once.'
School Library Journal
I was used to. Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And
he expected me to love him. This is my story. A letter from nowhere.
I was stolen from an airport.
Taken from everything I knew, everything I was used
to.
Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And he expected
me to love him.
This is my story.
Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken
to the Australian Outback.
Ty, her captor, is no stereotype – he's young and attractive.
This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning.
He loves only her, wants only her.
Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world
outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back?
The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma
to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the
outback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love
and dependency, blur until they don't exist – almost
Winner of the Branford Boase Award
'Complicated and beautiful – this novel left me doubting
my emotions and missing a place I'd never been.' Maggie
Stiefvater
'All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder.
A stunning, scary, and beautiful book.' John Marsden
'Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once.'
School Library Journal
LUCY CHRISTOPHER'S novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received England's Branford Boase award and Australia's golden Inky for best debut. In a starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it *"an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships."* She is also the author of FLYAWAY, a novel for younger readers. Lucy lives in Monmouth, Wales, where she is currently finishing her third book, THE KILLING WOODS, a psychological thriller for teens. Visit her website www.lucychristopher.com and follow her on Twitter @LucyCAuthor.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.9.2013 |
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Verlagsort | Somerset |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 141 x 201 mm |
Gewicht | 240 g |
Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre |
ISBN-10 | 1-908435-75-5 / 1908435755 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-908435-75-0 / 9781908435750 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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