The Shell House
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 2010
352 pages
978-1-4070-9903-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Shell House is a beautifully written and sensitive portrayal of love, sexuality and spirituality over two generations. Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the First World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think.
Reviews / Votes
Powerful, challenging reading for older teens * Sunday Mirror * Compelling . . . Elegiac, even literary -- David Self * TES * Celevrly intertwines two stories and encompasses some big themes . . . Intelligent and perceptive * Guardian * A novel to read, think about, and then read again * Independent * [An] enjoyably meaty read . . . Newbery writes wonderfully * Financial Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
File size
0,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4070-9903-3 (9781407099033)
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Person
As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories which she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of over forty books, mainly children's and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children's book award.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.
Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking and the cinema.
