Because You'll Never Meet Me

Leah Thomas

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing
24 June 2015

General fiction (Children's&YA); Young Adult

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Ollie has spectacular fits if he is exposed to electricity. He and his mother live a no-tech life in an isolated cabin, visited regularly by Ollie's doctor, but with little or no contact with the outside world. When the doctor suggests Ollie write to another young teenager, as a way of overcoming his loneliness, Ollie launches into an excitable correspondence with Moritz. Mo was born without eyes, and has a pacemaker, so the two boys could never meet. Despite this and their obviously contrasting personalities, they become best friends. Each has much to tell the other, and they both learn how to deal with their respective problems, but there is a sinister background to their disabilities. A totally absorbing story for ages 14+ Lindy

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Ollie and Moritz are two teenagers who will never meet. Each of them lives with a life-affecting illness. Contact with electricity sends Ollie into debilitating seizures, while Moritz has a heart defect and is kept alive by an electronic pacemaker. If they did meet, Ollie would seize, but turning off the pacemaker would kill Moritz. Through an exchange of letters, the two boys develop a strong bond of friendship which becomes a lifeline during dark times - until Moritz reveals that he holds the key to their shared, sinister past, and has been keeping it from Ollie all along.

By: Leah Thomas
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 243g
ISBN: 9781408862629
ISBN 10: 140886262X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 24 June 2015
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leah Thomas received her BA in English from Michigan State University, and is a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop. Her work has since appeared in Asimov's, Ideomancer, Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction, Daily Science Fiction and Weird Fiction Review. This is her first novel.

Reviews for Because You'll Never Meet Me

In this highly original debut novel... Thomas explores ambitious themes of what it means to be human and to live life to the full, no matter what barriers are in the way -- Sally Morris * Mail Online *