Heathrow Nights

Jan-mark

ISBN 10: 0340774118 / ISBN 13: 9780340774113

Published by Hachette Children s Group, 2000

About this Item

2000. First Edition. paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # KSS0004728

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heathrow Nights
• Publisher: Hachette Children s Group
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340774118
• ISBN 13: 9780340774113
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

After his father's death and his mother's swift remarriage, Russell begins to feel that he has a lot in common with Hamlet. So he is slightly appalled when he and his mates, Adam and Curt, manage to ruin the entire play during an excursion to the Theatre Royal.

Banned from the school trip, and determined to keep their misdemeanour from their parents, the boys head for London. With little money and nowhere to stay, they end up at Heathrow Airport, wandering between terminals in an effort to remain undetected. As the days pass, Russell retreats further into himself and his memories and the past threatening to overwhelm him. Eventually, he is left alone, and must choose between escaping his troubles and confronting their cause ...

About the Author

Jan Mark’s first novel, THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGS, won the Penguin/Guardian award for unpublished manuscripts in 1974, and was later awarded the Carnegie Medal. Since then, she has won many awards for her novels and short stories for adults and children, including a second Carnegie Medal (for HANDLES) and the Angel literary award for ZENO WAS HERE and for AQUARIUS. Most recently, THE ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY was shortlisted for the 2000 Guardian Fiction Prize. A former teacher, Jan Mark now devotes much of her time to running writing workshops for students and teachers.