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The Tightrope Walkers

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The Tightrope Walkers

By: David Almond
Narrated by: Richard Halverson
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International award-winner David Almond draws on memories of his early years in Tyneside, England, for a moving coming-of-age novel, masterfully told.

A gentle visionary coming of age in the shadow of the shipyards of Northern England, Dominic Hall is torn between extremes.

On the one hand, he craves the freedom he feels when he steals away with the eccentric girl artist next door, Holly Stroud - his first and abiding love - to balance above the earth on a makeshift tightrope. With Holly, Dom dreams of a life different in every way from his shipbuilder dad's, a life fashioned of words and images and story.

On the other hand, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the brutal charms of Vincent McAlinden, a complex bully who brings out Dom's darker desires, awakening something wild and reckless and killing in his nature.

In a raw and beautifully crafted bildungsroman, David Almond reveals the rich inner world of a boy teetering on the edge of manhood, a boy so curious and alive and open to impulse that we fear for him and question his balance - and ultimately exult in his triumphs.

©2014 David Almond, first U.S. edition published by Candlewick Press. (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Coming of Age Difficult Situations Family Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Young Adult Inspiring
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"Halverson switches effortlessly between a voice of maturity looking back on childhood and the voice of a child experiencing awe, pain, love, and trauma.... A rich and rewarding listen." (AudioFile)

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