Summary
The ultimate ‘what if’ novel, from the million-copy-bestselling author of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: ‘A masterpiece of poignant brilliance … heartbreaking’
Karen and Barney Stark should never have married. Childless, uncomfortable and incompatible, their marriage has not been a success, and the lack of a child only makes the tension between them worse. And living their lives to the beat of a fertility clock only adds to the increasingly volatile atmosphere.
When an incident at Barn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474617031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474617034 |
| Author: | Daniel Keyes |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Unflinchingly honest … it will make you reflect on your own life … and completely and utterly break your heart - GUARDIAN online for FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
What possibly could turn into a sort of science fiction thriller actually becomes a very human book with the spilling of emotions becoming more important than the radioactive accident - HERALD ADVERTISERTerrifying in its potential reality - MANCHESTER EVENING NEWSA chilling Touch. One that you’ll remember - KIRKUSGripping, well-plotted book … radiation contamination has provided Keyes with a macabre and unusually provocative idea for a novel and he exploits it with narrative skill - WASHINGTON STARAbout The Author
Daniel Keyes
Daniel Keyes (1927-2014)
Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Daniel Keyes worked as a merchant seaman, editor and university lecturer. He published four other novels, including Flowers for Algernon, originally a short story, for which he won the Hugo Award, later expanded into the Nebula Award-winning novel and adapted as an Oscar-winning film (Charly, 1968). Daniel Keyes had a Master’s degree in English and American literature and was a Professor of English and Creative writing. He died in 2014.
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