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What the Family Needed

What the Family Needed

by StevenAmsterdam (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $3.49
Synopsis

This is a story about family life. Its ups, its downs and how one family found incredible ways to get through the hard times. It all started with a question: 'Okay, tell me which do you want: to be able to fly or to be invisible?' And led to thirty years of discoveries, extraordinary strengths and closely guarded secrets. It turned out to be just what the family needed. A novel with a touch of strange magic and super powers.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 23 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 1846555809
ISBN 13: 9781846555800
Book Overview: From an acclaimed and prize-winning writer, the mesmerising tale of a family finding itself, as they discover powers they never thought possible.

Media Reviews
A gem of a book...hugely entertaining and also quite moving -- Thomas Quinn * Big Issue *
Enjoyable -- Ben East * Observer *
Wry, deeply moving and literally magical * Chloe Hooper *
Amsterdam is consistently playful, witty and light of touch * Times Literary Supplement *
A wonderful novel: imaginative, intelligent, empathetic...like a cross between The Corrections and The Slap * Sydney Morning Herald *
Author Bio
Steven Amsterdam was born in New York and has worked as a map editor, producer's assistant, and a pastry chef. He has lived in Melbourne, Australia since 2003, where he works as a writer and palliative care nurse. His debut novel, Things We Didn't See Coming, won The Age Book of the Year in Australia and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.