Bücher von Gavin Extence

Phoebe is happy with her life: walking her dog, writing fantasy fiction, surviving school with as few incidents as possible. When her best friend gets a secret boyfriend, Phoebe reluctantly agrees to cover for her but wonders just how much she can handle. A funny and tear-jerking story about an autistic teen whose world is turned upside down.

»Dieser Roman ist ein großer Wurf, eine bewegende, feinfühlig geschriebene Lektüre, die dazu noch unterhaltsam ist.« Hamburger MorgenpostAbby ist Mitte zwanzig, lebt in London, arbeitet als Journalistin und ist bipolar. Trotz ihrer Krankheit führt sie mit ihrem Freund Beck ein einigermaßen normales Leben - bis sie eines Abends ihren Nachbarn Simon tot in seiner Wohnung findet, als sie sich nur mal eben eine Dose Tomaten zum Abendessen ausleihen möchte. Zu ihrem eigenen Erstaunen ist Abby von dem Ereignis zunächst seltsam ungerührt, aber nach diesem Mittwochabend gerät das fragile Gleichgewicht ihres Lebens immer mehr ins Wanken, und Abby scheint nichts dagegen unternehmen zu können ...Ein einfühlsamer, witziger und origineller Roman über den schmalen Grat, zwischen dem, was wir »normal« nennen und was nicht.

An unforgettable new novel from literary sensation Gavin Extence that brings to life the human condition, with insight, tenderness and humour.

*Perfect for fans of A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS***RICHARD AND JUDY summer bookclub read 2013, Amazon Rising star, and shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize***** A funny and touching story of an unlikely friendship and an improbable journey***Alex Woods knows that he hasn't had the most conventional start in life. He knows that growing up with a clairvoyant single mother won't endear him to the local bullies. He also knows that even the most improbable events can happen - he's got the scars to prove it. What he doesn't know yet is that when he meets ill-tempered, reclusive widower Mr Peterson, he'll make an unlikely friend. Someone who tells him that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make the best possible choices. So when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing.A tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey, Alex's story treads the fine line between light and dark, laughter and tears. And it might just strike you as one of the funniest, most heartbreaking novels you've ever read.