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Having grown up in Keely Bay, young Bobby Burns is grateful for the wonderfully talented and unique people he has come to know in his community, but when his father gets sick and he is sent to a new school, Bobby turns to his friend, fire-eater Ailsa Spink for support in seeing him through dark times ahead.
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Continuing his tradition of strange and wild novels for young adults, David Almond, in The Fire Eaters, introduces a bizarre character making a sparse living as a self-mutilating, fire-swallowing street performer. McNulty's existence shakes young protagonist Bobby Burns to the core as he contemplates the end of the world (the year is 1962 and the US and Soviet Union seem to be heading toward nuclear war), power, pain, class and death, as well as friendship. The menace and sweetness in Bobby's life parallels the worlds, big and small, he inhabits. A loving family, seaside home and good friends form the foundation. But a crack in that wall is spreading: Bobby's father is ill, class differences are separating him from his best friend, and a ruthless schoolmaster is forcing Bobby to understand that everything has a price. McNulty's growled refrain--"Pay! You'll not see nowt till you pay!"--reiterates the lesson for the often bewildered, but ever stronger boy. Readers familiar with Almond's other haunting books, including the award-winning Skellig, will welcome this rich, challenging novel. As always, Almond refuses to shy away from the big topics, resulting in a novel dappled with light and dark, filled with wonder and mystery. --Emilie Coulter, Amazon.com
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An affecting meditation on pain, cruelty, class, belonging and the redeeming power of love. (The Sunday Times)
A beautiful and brilliant novel. There really is nobody quite like Almond. (The Times)
This is beautifully written and polished to a lapidary gloss. (The Guardian)
A wonderful novel. (The Times)
An astonishing, beautiful tale. Almond at his best. (The Daily Telegraph)
A tale so marvellously told it seems a shame to label it as only for children. (The Daily Telegraph)
Stays with you long after the book is closed. (The Guardian)
Almond makes familiar issues fresh; his characters are finely drawn and his depiction of place perfectly realised. (The Guardian)
Lyrical and atmospheric. (The Bookseller)
A near-perfect piece of fiction. (Time Out)
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- PublisherDelacorte Press Books for Young Readers
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0385731701
- ISBN 13 9780385731706
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages218
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