Кэролин Джесс-Кук — новинки

Алексу Брокколи уже десять лет. Он любит тосты с луком и умеет балансировать на двух ножках стула в течение четырнадцати минут. А его лучший друг — демон по имени Руэн. Когда его мать в очередной раз пытается совершить самоубийство, в жизни Алекса появляется Аня, детский психиатр. Не так давно она пережила страшную трагедию — потеряла дочь, страдавшую тем же…

Key Features Narrated by the most fabulously memorable little boy, this new novel from the acclaimed Carolyn JessCooke is highly original, thought-provoking and perfect for reading groups A genre-bending, upmarket womens fiction novel perfect for readers of Room, The Book of Lost Things and When God Was a Rabbit Hailed as the new Audrey Niffenegger Carolyn Jess Cooke is an exceptional writing talent The authors first book, The Guardian Angels Journal, had sensational review coverage and sold intotwenty four territories About the Book: The Boy Who Could See Demons 'I first met my demon the morning that Mum said Dad had gone.' Alex Broccoli is ten years old, likes onions on toast and can balance on the back legs of his chair for fourteen minutes. His best friend is a 9000-year-old demon called Ruen. When his depressive mother attempts suicide yet again, Alex meets child psychiatrist Anya. Still bearing the scars of her own daughter's battle with schizophrenia, Anya fears for Alex's mental health and attempts to convince him that Ruen doesn't exist. But as she runs out of medical proof for many of Alex's claims, she is faced with a question: does Alex suffer from schizophrenia, or can he really see demons? About the Author: Carolyn Jess-Cooke Following a PhD at Queen's University, Carolyn Jess-Cooke took up a lectureship in Film Studies at the University of Sunderland. She has published non-fiction books in Film Studies and Shakespeare and is the author of the multi award-winning collection of poetry Inroads.

Когда Марго Делакруа умерла, едва достигнув сорока лет, она никак не ожидала, что Высшие силы пошлют ее обратно на грешную Землю, в прошлое, с тем, чтобы она послужила собственным ангелом-хранителем. Марго будет вынуждена вновь пережить свои самые большие ошибки и испытать самые горькие разочарования от момента рождения до безвременной кончины. Теперь она имеет…