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Twist by Tom Grass

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Twist

Author
Tom Grass
Narrator
Robert Madge
Publisher
Orion
Publish Date
25 September 2014
Run Time
8 hours 53 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Thriller / suspense fiction

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What to expect

Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London - whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as a climber and freerunner.

But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art 'collector' Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realises that he finally has the chance to be part of something. All that he has to do is put aside his moral objections and learn to steal...

Read by Robert Madge

(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group

Critics Review

  • Charles Dickens meets Guy Ritchie in Grass's fast-paced debut set in contemporary London, a reimagining of Oliver Twist ... Green cleverly brings Dickens's acrobatic crew of street urchins into the 21st century

    PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

  • A fun, fast and pacey novel that entertains whilst paying tribute to a literary great

    THE BOOKBAG

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Details
Author
Tom Grass
Narrator
Robert Madge
Duration
8 hours 53 minutes
Release Date
25 September 2014
ISBN
9781409157854
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Orion
Genre
Thriller / suspense fiction

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London - whose unique skills are matched only by his infamous talent as a climber and freerunner.But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art 'collector' Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realises that he finally has the chance to be part of something. All that he has to do is put aside his moral objections and learn to steal...Read by Robert Madge(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group

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