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Farmer, Penelope: Thicker Than Water. 23136
Walker Books: London. 1989.
First edition (& 1st printing).
Young adult supernatural novel: preceded the American hardcover edition by four years. Very uncommon (especially in this condition).
''in a subtle exploration of loss, grief, and family ties, the author incorporates an uneasy ghost yearning for decent burial into an orphaned boy's difficulties adapting to a new home. Becky learns of her mother's twin sister only as Megan is dying of an overdose, leaving a son, Will, Becky's age - a slim, dark boy who has lived in foster care since being abused by one of Megan's boyfriends, and who's never known a father. After coming from London to Becky's family in Derbyshire, Will hears urgent pleas in the night: ``Help me!'' The cries are audible to no one else, though the whole family is troubled by other manifestations--mysterious vandalism, unlocked doors, a Christmas tree that withers overnight. In alternating narratives, Will and Becky reveal a mutual dislike gradually transformed into familial amity seasoned with comfortable bickering; meanwhile, they deduce that the ghost was a laborer- like Will a neglected child - trapped in a nearby mine. Driven by his own troubled past and the ghost's demands, blamed for his moody unpredictability as well as the ghost's misdeeds, Will decides on a desperately perilous way to free them both. Deftly individualizing even her minor players, Farmer crafts the family dynamics - the competitive twins, the newly acquainted cousins, the contrasting relationships between parents and children - with leisurely care, building toward a splendidly dramatic denouement. Unusually rich and involving'' (Kirkus Reviews).
Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new).
Price:
50.00 GBP
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