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Ann/ Kelly
ISBN: 9781842820995
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Luath Press Ltd
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Gussie was born with a rare heart disease. To reduce the strain on her health, she and her mother move to the Cornish coast. There, she learns about the Burying Beetle, which buries animals by digging away the earth beneath them. As she searches the countryside for the insect she is forced to confront her mortality.
When you are eleven you are going to be struck by a sorrow so big it will be like a lightning bolt. There will be grief like a sharp rock in your throat. [Ann Kelley, The Burying Beetle] Meet Gussie. Twelve years old and settling into her new ramshackle home on a cliff top above St Ives, she has an irrepressible zest for life. She also has a life-threatening heart condition. But it's not in her nature to give up. Perhaps because she knows her time might be short, she values every passing moment, experiencing each day with humour and extraordinary courage. Spirited and imaginative, Gussie has a passionate interest in everything around her and her vivid stream of thoughts and observations will draw you into a renewed sense of wonder. Gussie's story of inspiration and hope is both heartwarming and heartrending. Once you've met her, you'll not forget her. And you'll never take life for granted again.
| ISBN | 1842820990 | | Pages | 208 | | ISBN13 | 9781842820995
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Luath Press Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 290 | | Imprint | Luath Press Ltd | | Published in | Edinburgh | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 210 | | Publication date | 01 May 2005 | | Width (mm) | 135 | | DEWEY | 823.92 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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Selected by Publishing News as Title of the Month for May 2005 "This is an atmospheric and beguiling book, written with a precision which guards it from sentimentality." HELEN DUNMORE "Acutely observed, tender, funny and very moving." MICHAEL FOREMAN "Gussie fairly fizzles with vitality, radiating fun and enjoyment into everything that comes her way. Her life may be predestined to be short but not short on wonder, glee, the love of things as they really are ... I hope Gussie's story sells a trillion, zillion copies. It deserves to." MICHAEL BAYLEY "I started reading it this morning before breakfast and ignored hunger pangs to finish it in great sadness. It's quite beautifully done." SUE BAKER, PUBLISHING NEWS  Be the first to write a customer review
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