Shadows in the Twilight - Softcover

Mankell, Henning

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440240433 ISBN 13: 9780440240433

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Joel will soon be twelve, and he thinks nothing's going on in the small community where he lives. But he's wrong. One day, a miracle happens. He's run over by a bus but somehow comes through it unscathed. He now believes he must repay the favor by doing a good deed. So he decides to find a husband for his friend, a young woman in town who is shy and lonely. He plans to find the best candidate for a husband, and then secretly bring them together, with neither one being the wiser.

Even though his heart is in the right place, his plan backfires and his friend's feelings are hurt by the very person he thought would be best for her. Joel feels terrible and knows that he must confess to his elaborate scheme to ultimately make things right.

About this title

Review:

"Mankell's story always hovers on the edge of magical realism but he suggests that there is no magic as powerful as the imagination of a melancholy child." (Stephanie Merritt Observer)

"Translated beautifully by Laurie Thompson . . . there is no need to have read the previous book to be entranced by this one." (Jo Klaces TES)

"Beautifully written" (The Bookseller)

"A concise and questioning narrative that will amply reward reflective readers aged 10 and above." (School Librarian)

"Through Joel, Mankell invites us to think about what it is that makes us who we are, in this beautiful book." (Booktrusted.co.uk)

Book Description:

One of the world's bestselling authors has written a moving story about a a teenager's life in Northern Sweden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0440240433
• ISBN 13: 9780440240433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 199