London Calling

Edward Bloor

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Random House USA Inc
15 February 2008

Historical fiction

With the publication of his first novel, Tangerine, Edward Bloor was heralded as a major new talent. We had been following his career as fans for years before we finally welcomed him to our list with London Calling, which fulfills all the promise he showed with his debut. We believe this is his finest, most thought-provoking, and most emotionally satisfying work to date. With this remarkable book now in paper, it should gain him even more fans.

Martin Conway comes from a family filled with heroes and disgraces. His grandfather was a statesman who worked at the US Embassy in London during WWII. His father is an alcoholic who left his family. His sister is an overachieving Ivy League graduate. And Martin?

Martin is stuck in between--floundering.

But during the summer after 7th grade, Martin meets a boy who will change his life forever. Jimmy Harker appears one night with a deceptively simple question-

Will you help?

Where did this boy come from, with his strange accent and urgent request? Is he a dream? It's the most vivid dream Martin's ever had. And he meets Jimmy again and again--but how can his dreams be set in London during the Blitz? How can he see his own grandather, standing outside the Embassy? How can he wake up with a head full of people and facts and events that he certainly didn't know when he went to sleep--but which turn out to be verifiably real?

The people and the scenes Martin witnesses have a profound effect on him. They become almost more real to him than his waking companions. And he begins to believe that maybe he can help Jimmy. Or maybe that he must help Jimmy, precisely because all logic and reason argue against it.

This is a truly remarkable and deeply affecting novel about fathers and sons, heroes and scapegoats. About finding a way to live with faith and honor and integrity. And about having an answer to the question- What did you do to help?

By: Edward Bloor
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 239g
ISBN: 9780375843631
ISBN 10: 0375843639
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 February 2008
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward Bloor is the author of the celebrated novel Tangerine which was an ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, a Horn Book Fanfare Selection, and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book. The author lives in Winter Garden, FL.

Reviews for London Calling

Bloor continues to demonstrate his range, this time mixing historical fiction with time travel in a poignant adventure story about fathers and sons. . . . Have tissues on hand for the final pages. -Publishers Weekly Martin's determination and the vivid scenes of London during the Blitz are sure to appeal. -Kliatt