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Finding Violet Park Au, Nz Only Tpb
  

Finding Violet Park Au, Nz Only Tpb (Paperback)

by Valentine Jenny (Author)
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Narrated by the most compelling voice since Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, this is a quirky and original voyage of self-discovery triggered by a lost urn of ashes. The mini cab office was up a cobbled mews with little flat houses either side. That's where I first met Violet Park, what was left of her. There was a healing centre next door, a pretty smart name for a place with a battered brown door and no proper door handle and stuck-on wooden numbers in the shape of clowns. The 3 of number 13 was a w stuck on sideways and I thought it was kind of sad and I liked it at the same time. Sixteen-year-old Lucas Swain becomes intrigued by the urn of ashes left in a cab office. Convinced that its occupant -- Violet Park -- is communicating with him, he contrives to gain possession of the urn, little realising that his quest will take him on a voyage of self-discovery and identity, forcing him to finally confront what happened to his absent (and possibly dead) father! --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Guardian Fiction Prize 2007, Jan 5 2008
By Andrea Deakin (Edmonton,Alberta,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finding Violet Park (Paperback)
A sympathetic and moving novel, perceptive about the pressures of being an adolescent while still developing to show how Lucas moves to an understanding of the trials of aging. An understanding which brings a closer relationship with his grandmother, a relationship which is is skilfully handled. The dreams and fantasies which we hold when we cannot accept the truth, are shown here with understanding, and with humour.
This is a first novel that went on to win the British Guardian Fiction Prize for 2007.
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