Oskar lives with his mum in a high rise building in the western suburbs of Stockholm. It's the early eighties and he likes listening to Kiss on his Walkman, solving puzzles - including the Rubik's cube - and pasting grisly murder stories from the newspaper into his scrapbook. A victim of bullying, Oskar doesn't have many school friends, but is interested in the strange new neighbour next door. Eli introduces herself but she's a little strange - she smells bad, doesn't feel the cold at all, even in November, and from time to time her hair has a lot of grey.
Soon after Eli's move to Blackeberg a child's body is found hanging from a tree. The media think a serial killer is wreaking havoc in the town and affecting everyone's lives, but they're wrong - it's a vampire.
This extraordinary and powerful novel is part horror, part comedy and mostly love story. A moving, affectionate and, at times, grisly portrait of the agony of growing up and finding love, Let the Right One In may be the most satisfying novel of the year.
By:
John Ajvide Lindqvist Translated by:
Ebba Segerberg Imprint: Text Publishing Company Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 354g ISBN:9781921351372 ISBN 10: 1921351373 Pages: 496 Publication Date:03 March 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
