The Anatomy of Wings - Hardcover

Foxlee, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375856439 ISBN 13: 9780375856433

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Ten-year-old Jennifer Day lives in a small mining town full of secrets. Trying to make sense of the sudden death of her teenage sister, Beth, she looks to the adult world around her for answers.

As she recounts the final months of Beth’s life, Jennifer sifts through the lies and the truth, but what she finds are mysteries, miracles, and more questions. Was Beth’s death an accident? Why couldn’t Jennifer—or anyone else—save her?

Through Jennifer’s eyes, we see one girl’s failure to cross the threshold into adulthood as her family slowly falls apart.

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Review:

"'There are shades of The Lovely Bones and The Virgin Suicides in this luminous depiction of an Australian family's shock and grief at the sudden death of a 14-year-old girl.' Guardian 'Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished, just to stay near it. The Anatomy of Wings is one of those books.' Marcus Zusak, author of The Book Thief 'The portrait of rebellious female adolescence is wretched yet compassionate, with Beth part untouchable deity, part victim of others' manipulation. Foxlee's writing is generous and unsentimental.' Guardian 'The Anatomy of Wings is like a patchwork, using memory fragments to explore adolescent trauma and the ways in which grief can ransack family life... Richly sensuous.' Sunday Business Post 'A brilliant debut novel, well-written and insightful... Exceptional... Jennifer's voice adds bittersweet charm, mixing youthful humour and sorrow.' Sydney Morning Herald"

Book Description:

A powerful and touching coming-of-age story set in the Australian outback.

'There are shades of The Lovely Bones and The Virgin Suicides in this luminous depiction of an Australian family's shock and grief at the sudden death of a 14-year-old girl.' Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0375856439
• ISBN 13: 9780375856433
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 361