Fire Colour One
Published on 2. July 2015
256 pages
978-0-00-812623-0 (ISBN)
Description
A bold and brilliant novel about love, lies and redemption, from award-winning author, Jenny Valentine - one of the greatest YA voices of her generation.
Iris's father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn't even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought she knew is up in flames.
Now her mother has declared war and means to get her hands on Ernest's priceless art collection. But Ernest has other ideas. There are things he wants Iris to know after he's gone. And the truth has more than one way of coming to light.
Iris's father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn't even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought she knew is up in flames.
Now her mother has declared war and means to get her hands on Ernest's priceless art collection. But Ernest has other ideas. There are things he wants Iris to know after he's gone. And the truth has more than one way of coming to light.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Jenny Valentine:'Valentine has the essential storyteller's gift of making you want to read on - and to know more even after the book is finished.' Guardian
'The award-winning Valentine has a keen eye for the idiosyncrasies of young children, and the rhythms of family life.' The Bookseller
'[Valentine] has a wonderful ability to take readers right into the hearts and souls of her central characters, and reading her is always a truly vicarious experience.' The Bookbag
Praise for Fire Colour One:
'A beautifully written story, soaked in love and important things.' Steven Camden, author of TAPE.
'This latest creation is her most spectacular yet.' Guardian
'[An] unforgettable story of grief and love.' Metro
'Wise, brilliantly plotted.' The Sunday Times
'Stunning. Rich in prose, with a profound depth to the characters and themes. Extremely moving.' Sarah Lean, author of A DOG CALLED HOMELESS
'One of the very best books I've read all year. I finished this and immediately turned back to the beginning again.' Robin Stevens, author of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 years
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-812623-0 (9780008126230)
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Fire Colour One
Audio
12/2015
HarperCollins
€81.14
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Person
Jenny Valentine is an award-winning writer for Young Adults. Her first novel Finding Violet Park won the Guardian prize in 2007 and since then she has written six more, including Broken Soup and Fire Colour One, as well as Iggy and Me, a series for younger children. Her work has been published in 19 countries and Hello Now, her latest YA novel, was published in the UK and US in April 2020. In 2017 she was the Hay Festival International Fellow, spending the year meeting and learning from teenagers all over the world. She works to empower and give a voice to young people. She lives all over the place and has two daughters.
