2010, ISBN: 0241951631

[SR: 913011], Paperback, [EAN: 9780241951637], Penguin, Penguin, Book, [PU: Penguin], 2010-06-03, Penguin, How I Live Now, Possibly one of the most talked about books of the year, Meg Ros… Meer...

[SR: 913011], Paperback, [EAN: 9780241951637], Penguin, Penguin, Book, [PU: Penguin], 2010-06-03, Penguin, How I Live Now, Possibly one of the most talked about books of the year, Meg Rosoff’s novel for young adults is the winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2004. Heralded by some as the next best adult crossover novel since Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, who himself has given the book a thunderously good quote, this author’s debut is undoubtedly stylish, readable and fascinating. Rosoff’s story begins in modern day London, slightly in the future, and as its heroine has a 15-year-old Manhattanite called Daisy. She’s picked up at the airport by Edmond, her English cousin, a boy in whose life she is destined to become intricately entwined. Daisy is staying for the summer in her Aunt Penn’s country farmhouse with Edmond and her other cousins. They spend some idyllic weeks together--often alone with Aunt Penn away travelling in Norway. Daisy’s cousins seem to have an almost telepathic bond, and Daisy is mesmerised by Edmond and soon falls in love with him. But their world changes forever when an unnamed aggressor invades England and begins a years-long occupation. Daisy is parted from Edmond when soldiers take over their home, and Daisy and Piper, her younger cousin, must travel to another place to work. Their experiences of occupation are never kind and always hard. Daisy’s pain, living without Edmond, is tangible. Rosoff’s writing style is both brilliant and frustrating. Her descriptions and ability to portray the emotions of her characters are wonderful. Her long sentences and total lack of speech marks for dialogue is, however, exhausting. Her narrative is deeply engaging and yet a bit unbelievable. The end of the book is dramatic, but too sudden. The book has a raw, unfinished feel about it, yet that somehow adds to the experience of reading it. It’s flawed but unmis, 5346596031, General, 280211, Literature & Fiction, 52, Young Adult, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 5346616031, Contemporary, 280217, Love & Romance, 52, Young Adult, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 5346659031, Dystopian, 280231, Science Fiction, 280229, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 52, Young Adult, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 0241951631

Every war has turning points and every person too."Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she’s never met: three boys near her age, and the… Meer...

Every war has turning points and every person too."Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she’s never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy.As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it’s a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy’s uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way.A riveting and astonishing story. children's,children's books,family,family life,fiction,growing up and facts of life,historical fiction,literature and fiction,social and family issues,teen and young adult Historical Fiction, Imprint unknown<