They say it's coming back. Before long the moon will find a shadow
under the lake. Bubbles will rise and the shadow will spread to a
stain. Then, in the night, in the dark, the floating island will
surface. Here again. As it was a year ago. The day Tom died. It's
almost a year since fifteen-year-old Matt and his younger brother,
Tom, rowed out to the island. Matt, confined to a wheelchair and
haunted by nightmares, can't remember what happened. Nor does he
want to. Only when Sarah Bell, a tough, Geordie girl with a
no-nonsense approach, takes up the newly vacant position of Matt's
carer, do things begin to change for him. At first, resentful of
her presence, he tries to drive her away, but she isn't like the
other carers. She isn't like anyone he's ever met. Sarah's
attention meanwhile, is focussed on Robert, Matt's psychiatrist.
Mature, attractive and a world away from everything she knows, he
seems to be exactly what she needs. But Robert, highly skilled at
solving other people's problems, is struggling to deal with his
own. As the floating island returns to the surface of the lake,
Robert forces Matt to confront the truth about his brother's death,
but also, unknowingly, exposes him to an adult world of passion,
guilt, and betrayal...
General
Imprint: |
Arrow Books Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2008 |
Authors: |
Anna Ralph
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-09-950535-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-09-950535-5 |
Barcode: |
9780099505358 |
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