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OverviewExtraordinary first adult novel from prizewinning author of Skellig, David Almond The extraordinary first adult novel from prizewinning author of Skellig, David Almond Billy Dean is the child of an illicit relationship between a priest and a young hairdresser. He is born on the very day that terrorists attack his town, and the fact that he survives and flourishes persuades his father that he is a special child with special gifts. Even so, Billy's birth can't be made public, and he spends his childhood in a single room, dreaming of other worlds, occasionally visited at night by his father. When the visits come to a sudden end, his mother decides it's time for Billy to come out into the world, helped by a couple of friendly townspeople, and soon he finds that his supposed gifts bring him a certain celebrity. But his father hasn't gone for good, and there's a terrible reckoning still to be made. David Almond's first adult novel is a brilliant account of a child long kept hidden from the world who finally finds that he can establish his place in it - only to be confronted with a past that won't go away. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David AlmondPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 0.10cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 0.10cm Weight: 0.145kg ISBN: 9780670919062ISBN 10: 0670919063 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 05 July 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Almond is the author of Skellig and other novels and plays for children. He has won many distuinguished awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010, the Carnegie Medal and two Whitbreads. He was born in Newcastle, grew up on Tyneside and now lives with his family in Northumberland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |