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Carry Me Down

by M Hyland

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Publisher Comments:

John Egan is a misfit — "a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant" — who diligently keeps a "log of lies." John's been able to detect lies for as long as he can remember, it's a source of power but also great consternation for a boy so young. With an obsession for the Guinness Book of Records, a keenly inquisitive mind, and a kind of faith, John remains hopeful despite the unfavorable cards life deals him.

This is one year in a boy's life. On the cusp of adolescence, from his changing voice and body, through to his parents’ difficult travails and the near collapse of his sanity, John is like a tuning fork sensitive to the vibrations within himself and the trouble that this creates for he and his family.

Carry Me Down is a restrained, emotionally taut, and sometimes outrageously funny portrait whose drama drives toward, but narrowly averts, an unthinkable disaster.

Synopsis:

Hyland pens a restrained, emotionally taut, and sometimes oddly funny portrait of a misfit--John Egan, a 12-year-old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant, and an obsession for the "Guinness Book of World Records."

Product Details

ISBN:
9781841958781
Author:
Hyland, M
Publisher:
Canongate Books
Author:
Hyland, M. J.
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Boys
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Teenage boys
Subject:
Problem families
Publication Date:
January 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
334
Dimensions:
8.16x5.56x.90 in. .91 lbs.

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