Carry Me Down

HarperCollins Publishers Limited, Toronto, 2006. 1st Edition. Soft cover with Flaps. Fine. 1st Printing. 334 pages. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. An excellent copy and is in very good condition. A deckled (rough cut) fore-edge. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in great condition and the cover is unmarked. It has few signs of previous use although a name is printed inside. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: At 11, John Egan is nearly six feet tall with a deep voice, and he feels like a freak, especially after he wets himself in class. John believes he is a gifted human lie detector, and he himself is a great liar; his obsession is to be famous and have his gift recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records. But why is Dad lying? The child's naive first-person, present-tense narrative brings achingly close his helplessness in a powerful adult world. He may be a giant, but he has no control. Why suddenly is the family moving? Where to? What is wrong? When they land up in the public-housing projects in Dublin, the scary threat seems to be from a brutal street gang, but the real terror turns out to be in the intimacy of his home. Focused on small things, the quiet plain scenes of daily life lead to the surprising and unforgettable climax. Pain is harder than ignorance. Who needs the truth? Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 000200738x. ISBN/EAN: 9780002007382. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002330. . 9780002007382