A Great Big Shining Star

Niall Griffiths

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Vintage
15 November 2014

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'A Great Big Shining Star feels like one of the most culturally important novels I remember reading' Bookmunch

Sixteen-year-old Grace has dreams, and she knows how to make them come true- a little silicone and surgery here and there -nose, breasts, lips, hair, teeth, nails.

Then with the right clothes and a new tan she'll be ready- ready to be seen, consumed and adored by millions. Grace will become a celebrity.

Someone, though, remembers her as an ordinary, pretty schoolgirl living in a rural paradise- a place of simple, natural beauty. When he sees how utterly Grace has changed, he realises how far the world has fallen since those days. The collision of their two lives, their two very different trajectories, can only end in catastrophe.

By: Niall Griffiths
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 271g
ISBN: 9780099507680
ISBN 10: 0099507684
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 November 2014
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Niall Griffiths was born in Liverpool in 1966 and now lives in Wales. He has published six previous novels- Grits, Sheepshagger, Kelly + Victor, Stump, Wreckage, and Runt. The film of Kelly + Victor will be released shortly.