Stolen
Published on 5. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-908435-75-0 (ISBN)
Description
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
Reviews / Votes
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book "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 * "An emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." -- School Library Journal "A complex psychological study that is also a tribute to the hypnotic beauty of the Outback." -- Booklist "Taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting." -- Kirkus "Has a veracity and immediacy that rivets the reader to the page. Fascinating, disturbing..." -- Voice of Youth Advocates _____________________________________________________________________________ "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 "A vivid new voice for teens." -- Melvin Burgess TheDailyBeast.com, "10 Hot Young Adult titles" roundup, September 16, 2010 BCCB, review, June 2010 "[A]n interesting book for examining what obsessive Twilight-style approaches to love can mean in a real-life context...Readers who can't get enough of Cormier's classic After the First Death will find this induces both shivers and thought." Booklist, review, March 15, 2010 "Christopher's first novel is a complex psychological study that is also a tribute to the hypnotic beauty of the outback." Kirkus, review, April 15, 2010 "From its compelling opening, the novel delivers taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Reading Age: From 14 to 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908435-75-0 (9781908435750)
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Person
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.