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A Gathering Light
- Author
- Jennifer Donnelly
- Narrator
- Kate Handford
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 March 2024
- Run Time
- 10 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
An astounding novel about a girl's coming-of-age interwoven with a real-life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America. WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2003.
'A breathtakingly good novel' Daily Mail
When Mattie Gokey is given a bundle of letters to burn by Grace Brown, she fully intends to do so. But when Grace is found drowned the next day, Mattie finds that it is not as easy to get rid of those letters as she had thought. And, as she reads, a riveting story emerges – not only revealing Grace's secrets but also Mattie's hopes and ambitions for the future and her relationships with her friends and family.
Published to widespread acclaim this part murder-mystery and part coming-of-age story is an astounding and accomplished novel.
Critics Review
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'A GATHERING LIGHT is a remarkable debut, a book that sweeps across the genre boundaries of murder, mystery, romance, and historical fiction - resulting in an original novel that is both gripping and touching.'
Scott Turow
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‘If ever a book deserved to cross over, this is it...this is a wonderfully rich, involving and beautifully written book.'
Adele Geras, Guardian
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'The wonderfully confident debut by Jennifer Donnelly.'
Lindsay Fraser, Sunday Herald
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‘Part history, part compelling murder mystery, Jennifer Donnelly's A GATHERING LIGHT brings the past to powerful and vivid life.'
Celia Rees
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The best teen read of the year? Character-rich, atmospheric coming-of-age novel
The Sunday Times
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An exquisitely compelling book
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While I read A Gathering Light: if George Clooney had walked into the room I would have told him to come back later
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Details
- Author
- Jennifer Donnelly
- Narrator
- Kate Handford
- Duration
- 10 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 March 2024
- ISBN
- 9781526667434
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly, read by Kate Handford.An astounding novel about a girl's coming-of-age interwoven with a real-life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America. WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2003.'A breathtakingly good novel' Daily MailWhen Mattie Gokey is given a bundle of letters to burn by Grace Brown, she fully intends to do so. But when Grace is found drowned the next day, Mattie finds that it is not as easy to get rid of those letters as she had thought. And, as she reads, a riveting story emerges – not only revealing Grace's secrets but also Mattie's hopes and ambitions for the future and her relationships with her friends and family.Published to widespread acclaim this part murder-mystery and part coming-of-age story is an astounding and accomplished novel.
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