Bright Young Things Main Edition Contributor(s): Thomas, Scarlett (Author) |
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ISBN: 0857863800 ISBN-13: 9780857863805 Publisher: Canongate Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.52 lbs) 342 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'Bright Young Things wanted for Big Project.' They're in the prime of their lives but our bright young things are all burnt out. Six sparky twenty-somethings just out of university and working dead-end jobs, they are all bored to tears with their lives and looking for a way out. When a mysterious job is advertised in the newspaper, they all apply. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Scarlett: - Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her novels for adults include Bright Young Things, PopCo, The Seed Collectors, The End of Mr. Y which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, and Our Tragic Universe. Her first series for children, The Worldquake Sequence, follows the adventures of Effie Truelove. She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent. |