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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
July 2, 2009
Pages
368
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780224086134
ISBN-10
0224086138
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$21.80
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
A Head Full of Ghosts | The Motion of Puppets | The Girl With All the Gifts | The Stolen Child | The Life We Bury | The Boy Who Drew Monsters | The Boy Who Drew Monsters | Centuries of June | Centuries of June
A Head Full of Ghosts | The Motion of Puppets | The Girl With All the Gifts | The Stolen Child | The Life We Bury | The Boy Who Drew Monsters | The Boy Who Drew Monsters | Centuries of June | Centuries of June
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Keith Donohueâs first novel, The Stolen Child, was a national bestseller hailed as âcaptivatingâ (USA Today), âluminous and thrillingâ (Washington Post), and âwonderful...So spare and unsentimental that itâs impossible not to be moved (Newsweek. His new novel, Angels of Destruction, opens on a winterâs night, when a young girl appears at the home of Mrs. Margaret Quinn, a widow who lives alone. A decade earlier, she had lost her only child, Erica, who fled with her high school sweetheart to join a radical student group known as the Angels of Destruction. Before Margaret answers the knock in the dark hours, she whispers a prayer and then makes her visitor welcome at the door.
The girl, who claims to be nine years old and an orphan with no place to go, beguiles Margaret, offering some solace, some compensation, for the womanâs loss. Together, they hatch a plan to pass her off as her newly found granddaughter, Norah Quinn, and enlist Sean Fallon, a classmate and heartbroken boy, to guide her into the school and town.
Their conspiracy is vulnerable not only to those children and neighbors intrigued by Norahâs mysterious and magical qualities but by a lone figure shadowing the girl who threatens to reveal the childâs true identity and her purpose in Margaretâs life. Who are these strangers really? And what is their connection to the past, the Angels, and the long-missing daughter?
Angels of Destruction is an unforgettable story of hope and fear, heartache and redemption. The saga of the Quinn family unfolds against an America wracked by change. As it delicately dances on the line between the real and the imagined, this mesmerizing new novel confirms Keith Donohueâs standing as one of our most inspiring and inventive novelists.
From the Hardcover edition.
The girl, who claims to be nine years old and an orphan with no place to go, beguiles Margaret, offering some solace, some compensation, for the womanâs loss. Together, they hatch a plan to pass her off as her newly found granddaughter, Norah Quinn, and enlist Sean Fallon, a classmate and heartbroken boy, to guide her into the school and town.
Their conspiracy is vulnerable not only to those children and neighbors intrigued by Norahâs mysterious and magical qualities but by a lone figure shadowing the girl who threatens to reveal the childâs true identity and her purpose in Margaretâs life. Who are these strangers really? And what is their connection to the past, the Angels, and the long-missing daughter?
Angels of Destruction is an unforgettable story of hope and fear, heartache and redemption. The saga of the Quinn family unfolds against an America wracked by change. As it delicately dances on the line between the real and the imagined, this mesmerizing new novel confirms Keith Donohueâs standing as one of our most inspiring and inventive novelists.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Paperback
1 edition from Broadway Books (October 13, 2009)
9780307450265 | details & prices | 347 pages | 5.10 × 8.00 × 0.80 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.00
About: "A magical tale of love and redemption that is as wonderfully written as it is captivating .
About: "A magical tale of love and redemption that is as wonderfully written as it is captivating .
The price comparison is for this edition
from Gardners Books (July 2, 2009)
9780224086134 | details & prices | 368 pages | List price $21.80
About: Keith Donohueâs first novel, The Stolen Child, was a national bestseller hailed as âcaptivatingâ (USA Today), âluminous and thrillingâ (Washington Post), and âwonderful.
About: Keith Donohueâs first novel, The Stolen Child, was a national bestseller hailed as âcaptivatingâ (USA Today), âluminous and thrillingâ (Washington Post), and âwonderful.
CD/Spoken Word
With Cassandra Campbell (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (March 3, 2009)
9780739377192 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $39.95
About: Keith Donohue’s first novel, The Stolen Child, was a national bestseller hailed as “captivating” (USA Today), “luminous and thrilling” (Washington Post), and “wonderful.
About: Keith Donohue’s first novel, The Stolen Child, was a national bestseller hailed as “captivating” (USA Today), “luminous and thrilling” (Washington Post), and “wonderful.
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