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Only the Ocean

Only the Ocean

by NatashaCarthew (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $3.48
Synopsis

The two girls sat at opposite ends of the boat and Kel dug and stretched the oars into the ocean like her life depended upon it because it did. `Just so you know,' said Rose, `everything, I mean everything, is your fault.' 15-year-old Kel Crow lives in a water-logged world, with a family with whom she shares nothing but blood and a heart defect that she knows could kill her any day. She has a plan to escape, and it's a good one: stowaway on the ship, kidnap the girl, swap the girl to buy passage to America and a life-saving operation. But plans never go how they're meant to ... Breath-takingly fierce, smart and tender, Only the Ocean is a story of innocence (and its loss), survival, and courage in the midst of darkness.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Published: 01 Nov 2018
ISBN 10: 1408868601
ISBN 13: 9781408868607
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: Only the Ocean is the moving and extraordinary exploration of innocence (and its loss), of courage and of love in the midst of darkness. Lyrical and otherworldly, Only the Ocean will thrill fans of Sarah Crossan and Patrick Ness

Media Reviews
A heart-rending quest story about children in a bitterly cold, climate-changed Cornwall, searching for the everyday comforts and love of the world so recently lost * Independent - Praise for WINTER DAMAGE *
Gripping stuff, Carthew's prose has a startling ferocity * The Telegraph Best Books of 2015 - Praise for THE LIGHT THAT GETS LOST *
A vivid, imagistic language * Financial Times - Praise for THE LIGHT THAT GETS LOST *
Author Bio
Natasha is a country writer from Cornwall where she lives with her girlfriend of twenty years. She has had three books of poetry published. Her first novel Winter Damage was nominated for the 2014 Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for several national awards, including the prestigious Branford Boase Award 2014. The Light That Gets Lost was published in 2015. This is her third book for Bloomsbury. She occasionally runs 'Wild Writing' workshops but spends most of her time writing outside in all weathers. She is also a survival expert and trained walks guide.