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After two years of grieving for his dead father, also a virtuoso pianist, Luke is still troubled and unable to connect properly with the normality of his new circumstances. He has regrettably become involved in the illegal antics of three local village boys, and their latest plan, to have Luke burgle the house of a rich widow, is doomed to failure. That Luke actually goes through with the plan is madness--but his actions open up a far bigger issue in the shape of a young girl who shouldn't be in the house at all. Skin, the gang leader, knows nothing of Luke's discovery and demands results. His actions are violent and potentially lethal. Luke's own redemption has never seemed so far away.
Luke is expertly drawn--always at war with his mother, his mother's new lover, his friends and his teachers at school and yet, in contrast, is also able to experience great joy from his music and great comfort from the tall, solid, unchanging oak tree in the local woods. It is here that Luke feels most at ease--in the shadow of a tree that he shared with his father when he was alive and now likes to think of as his own.
The book has a magical quality to it, as seen through Luke's inner eye when he experiences his music and feels each note, every background noise, in a tangible way. Starseeker is an intense, emotionally draining reading experience and it should leave a huge impression on the reader. (Age 12 and over.) --John McLay
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little's house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he's got what it takes. That he's part of the gang.But Luke finds more than just a jewellery box in the house. He finds something so unexpected it will change his life forever . . .This is a wonderful, rich novel, written with lyricism, drama and power.Tackling issues of loss, love, and healing, and filled with the sense of a universe bursting with music, it is unputdownable from the first page to the last. Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little's house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he's got what it takes. That he's part of the gang. But Luke finds more than just a jewellery box in the house. He finds something so unexpected it will change his life forever . . . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780192755919
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Book Description Condition: New. 2009. Reissue. Paperback. Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little's house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he's got what it takes. That he's part of the gang. But Luke finds more than just a jewellery box in the house. He finds something so unexpected it will change his life forever . Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHN; YFC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780192755919
Book Description Condition: New. 2009. Reissue. Paperback. Luke is in trouble. Skin and the gang have a job for him. They want him to break into Mrs Little's house and steal the jewellery box. They want him to prove that he's got what it takes. That he's part of the gang. But Luke finds more than just a jewellery box in the house. He finds something so unexpected it will change his life forever . Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHN; YFC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780192755919
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