| "If writing can be thougt of as a sort of telepathy - a rousing and rendering of spirits - then Elwork is as talented a clairvoyant as any you're ever likely to encounter." Scott Smith |
The innocence of childhood,
the unknown of adulthood,
and the search for forgiveness . . .
Emily Stewart is the girl who claims to stand between the living and the dead. During the quiet summer of 1925, she and her brother, Michael, are thirteen-year-old twins-privileged, precocious, wandering aimlessly around their family's estate. One day, Emily discovers that she can secretly crack her ankle in such a way that a sound appears to burst through the stillness of midair. Emily and Michael gather the neighborhood children to fool them with these "spirit knockings."
Soon, however, this game of contacting the dead creeps into a world of adults still reeling from World War I. When the twins find themselves dabbling in the uncertain territory of human grief and family secrets- knock, knock-everything spins wildly out of control.
Genre: Historical
the unknown of adulthood,
and the search for forgiveness . . .
Emily Stewart is the girl who claims to stand between the living and the dead. During the quiet summer of 1925, she and her brother, Michael, are thirteen-year-old twins-privileged, precocious, wandering aimlessly around their family's estate. One day, Emily discovers that she can secretly crack her ankle in such a way that a sound appears to burst through the stillness of midair. Emily and Michael gather the neighborhood children to fool them with these "spirit knockings."
Soon, however, this game of contacting the dead creeps into a world of adults still reeling from World War I. When the twins find themselves dabbling in the uncertain territory of human grief and family secrets- knock, knock-everything spins wildly out of control.
Genre: Historical
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Hardback Editions
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead Author(s): Paul Elwork ISBN: 0-399-15717-4 / 978-0-399-15717-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2012 : Paperback
| Title: The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead Author(s): Paul Elwork ISBN: 0-425-24542-X / 978-0-425-24542-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Trade Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
March 2011 : Kindle edition
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March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead Author(s): Paul Elwork Publisher: Putnam Adult Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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