Thursday's Child
Author:
Sonya HartnettPublisher:
Penguin Group (USA) IncorporatedPublication Date:
01-01-2000ISBN:
9780140297324Pages:
240Subjects:
Children's FictionAvailable as:
Paperback, 9780140297324 Audio cassette, 9781740942034 CD-Audio, 9781743191774 CD-Audio, 9781743193792 CD-Audio, 9781740933919 CD-Audio, 9781740946308 CD-Audio, 9781743110799 CD-Audio, 9781743108727 Electronic book text, 9781742281551 Electronic book text, 9780857969507 Hardback, 9780605471269 Hardback, 9780582837775 Hardback, 9781413171679 Hardback, 9780763616205 Multiple copy pack, 9780613694667 Paperback, 9781406308525 Paperback, 9780744559965 Paperback, 9780763622039 Paperback, 9780141309002 Paperback, 9781439530641 Paperback, 9781459621220 Pre-recorded MP3 player, 9781742143170
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A stunningly original voice in young adult fiction
Harper Flute believes that her younger brother Tin, with his uncanny ability to dig, was born to burrow. While their family struggles to survive in a desolate landscape during the Great Depression, the silent and elusive little Tin - "born on a Thursday and so fated to his wanderings" - begins to escape underground, tunneling beneath their tiny shanty. As time passes and fate deals the family an especially cruel hand, Harper’s parents withdraw emotionally, and her siblings bravely try to fill the void, while Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving them further and further behind.
With exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism, Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child. It’s a loving and unsentimental portrait of family loyalty in the face of poverty and eartbreak, entwined with a surreal vision of the enigmatic Tin - disappearing into a mysterious labyrinth that reaches unimaginably far, yet remains hauntingly near.
Harper Flute believes that her younger brother Tin, with his uncanny ability to dig, was born to burrow. While their family struggles to survive in a desolate landscape during the Great Depression, the silent and elusive little Tin - "born on a Thursday and so fated to his wanderings" - begins to escape underground, tunneling beneath their tiny shanty. As time passes and fate deals the family an especially cruel hand, Harper’s parents withdraw emotionally, and her siblings bravely try to fill the void, while Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving them further and further behind.
With exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism, Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child. It’s a loving and unsentimental portrait of family loyalty in the face of poverty and eartbreak, entwined with a surreal vision of the enigmatic Tin - disappearing into a mysterious labyrinth that reaches unimaginably far, yet remains hauntingly near.
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