The Weight of a Thousand Feathers Contributor(s): Conaghan, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1681194821 ISBN-13: 9781681194820 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2018024613 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (1.05 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the acclaimed author of When Mr. Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together comes a compelling, thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and timely story that asks: how far would you go for family? As the person who cares for his terminally-ill mother, Bobby Seed has a lot on his plate. Add to that a responsibility to watch over his little brother (with his endless question about why their mother is in so much pain), keeping up at school, and navigating a relationship with a girl friend who wants to be a girlfriend, and he's barely keeping his head above the water. Something's got to give. But then Bobby's mother makes a request, one that seems impossible. If he agrees, he won't just be soothing her pain. He'll be helping her end it -- and end everything. Angry, stirring, and tender, this bold novel tells a story of choice and compassion, exploring the lengths to which we'll go for the people we love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Conaghan, Brian: - Brian Conaghan was born in 1971. He was raised in the Scottish town of Coatbridge but now lives and works as a teacher in Dublin. He is the author of The Boy Who Made It Rain and has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. Over the years Brian has made his dosh as a painter and decorator, a barman, a DJ, an actor, a teacher and now a writer. He currently lives in Dublin with two beauties who hinder his writing: his wife Orla and daughter Rosie. |