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A haunting, lyrical tale about a fading town and a boy who would do anything to save his family There was nothing to do but tell stories. Tell this story. And then? Asked Cora. And then everything, said Finn. Newfoundland, Canada, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters, and the cod industry abruptly collapses, it's not long before the people begin to disappear from the town of Big Running as well. As residents are forced to leave the island in search of work, 10-year-old Finn Connor suddenly finds himself living in a ghost town. There's no school, no friends and whole rows of houses stand abandoned. And then Finn's parents announce that they too must separate if their family is to survive. But Finn still has his sister, Cora, with whom he counts the dwindling boats on the coast at night, and Mrs Callaghan, who teaches him the strange and ancient melodies of their native Ireland. That is until his sister disappears, and Finn must find a way of calling home the family and the life he has lost. Praise for Etta and Otto and Russell and James 'Magical . . . it's been a very long time since a book has taken me by the hand - and the heart - as this one has' Sarah Winman 'Charming, fresh, touching . . . cuts through to the heart' Sunday Times 'Wonderful! Incredibly moving, beautifully written and luminous with wisdom. A book that restores one's faith in life even as it deepens its mystery' Chris Cleave
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About the Author
Emma Hooper is the author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James. As a musician, she tours internationally. She is also a research-lecturer in Music at Bath Spa University, but goes home to cross-country ski in Canada as much as she can.
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Poetical, satirical, melancholy and full of big-country breeze and sunshine * Daily Mail on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' * Magnificently arresting, fresh, gripping. A bright new star of literature ... will leave you thinking on a new level about the connections between men, women and places * The Times on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' * A sweet, disarming story of lasting love * The New York Times on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' * Beautiful, eccentric, romantic, hugely satisfying * Big Issue on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' *
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- PublisherFig Tree
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0241273803
- ISBN 13 9780241273807
- BindingHardcover
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