![]() ![]() This grim existence is compounded by bullies at school who make fun of his mother's baldness, and an actual nightmare that wakes Conor, screaming, on a recurring basis. ![]() His mother is being treated for cancer his father, Liam, has remarried and lives in America and Conor is left in the care of a grandmother who cares more for her antique wall clock than her grandson. Make trouble.' " What Ness has produced is a singular masterpiece, exceptionally well-served by Kay's atmospheric and ominous illustrations. "I felt and feel as if I've been handed a baton, like a particularly fine writer has given me her story and said, Go. In his introduction to this profoundly moving, expertly crafted tale of unaccountable loss, Ness explains how he developed the story from a set of notes left by Siobhan Dowd, who died in 2007 before she had completed a first draft. ![]()
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