Bone Gap

Laura Ruby

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Faber & Faber
22 February 2017

Thrillers (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Young Adult

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- This strangely beguiling novel plaits many threads together to create a magical story. Finn's mother left years ago, and his brother Sean gave up his medical studies to look after Finn and the family farm. Months ago, the boys found a beautiful Polish girl, Roza, hiding in their barn; she didn't explain why, but stayed and helped around the place, becoming close to Sean. When she disappears, Sean is hurt and furious, and won't believe Finn when he says she was abducted by a man he can't describe. Then a fine black horse appears, Finn takes to riding it at night. He starts to fall in love with the local girl-with-a-reputation, Petey, who is convinced of her ugliness, and when he takes her riding on the dark horse, they find themselves in magical lands…Meanwhile, Roza is kept in different places, and her story splinters into Finn's, who has to rescue her using all the strange talents he possesses. Subtly drawing upon ancient Greek mythology, this coming-of-age novel is beautifully constructed, intriguing and satisfying. 14+ Lindy Jones

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Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps - gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza goes missing, the people of Bone Gap aren't surprised. After all, it isn't the first time someone's slipped away and left Finn and Sean O'Sullivan on their own. Finn knows that's not what happened with Roza. He knows she was taken, ripped from the cornfields by a man whose face he can't remember. But no one believes him anymore. Well, almost no one. Petey Willis, the beekeeper's daughter, suspects that lurking behind Finn's fearful shyness is a story worth uncovering. But as we, like Petey, follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap - their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures - the truth about what happened to Roza is slowly revealed. And it is stranger than you can possibly imagine.

By: Laura Ruby
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 125mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9780571332755
ISBN 10: 0571332757
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 22 February 2017
Recommended Age: From 15 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laura Ruby is an author of books for adults, teens, and children, including the Printz award-winning Bone Gap, Edgar-nominated mystery Lily's Ghosts, the 2006 Book Sense Pick Good Girls, and the acclaimed novels Play Me and Bad Apple. She is on the faculty of Hamline University's MFA in writing for children and young adults program and lives in the Chicago area. Her website is www.lauraruby.com or you can follow her on Twitter at: @thatlauraruby.

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Bone Gap

Laura Ruby

$19.99

Paperback

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