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Synopsis
You are ten years old, and living in a chaotic, fractured world created by the adults in your life.
Micka loves drawing and wants a pup, but with older brothers into violence and petty crime, and a mother who can’t read the notes his teacher sends home from school, neither he nor the pup stand much of a chance.
Then a new boy starts in Micka’s class. Laurie, whose crazy mother and emotionally remote father have just split up, is a year older than Micka, and precociously articulate.
Both boys have vivid imaginations, but when they meet, their imaginary worlds collide, with disastrous consequences: as Laurie’s fantasies of magic and revenge become more and more unsettling, he pulls Micka into a dangerous game where the line between make-believe and real life -- and, ultimately, death -- is increasingly blurred.
Written in direct, uncompromising yet compassionate prose, and with a breathtaking clarity of insight, Micka is an astonishingly assured debut -- and an unforgettable story.
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About the Author
Frances Kay is a children’s playwright who was born in London and now lives in Ireland. She has previously written for the theatre and TV, and has worked with gypsies, prisoners and children in both the UK and Ireland. She is married to musician Nico Brown and they have two daughters.
Micka is her first novel.
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Micka
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Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 0330513826
ISBN 13: 9780330513821
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Micka loves drawing and wants a pup, but with older brothers into violence and petty crime, and a mother who cant read the notes his teacher sends home from school, neither he nor the pup stand much of a chance. Then a new boy, Laurie, starts at Micka's school. The two boys both have vivid imaginations, but Laurie's fantasies are of magic and revenge, and he soon pulls Micka into a dangerous game where the line between make-believe and real life -- and, ultimately, death -- is increasingly blurred. Written in direct, uncompromising yet compassionate prose, and with a breathtaking clarity of insight, Micka is an astonishingly assured debut -- and an unforgettable story. 'Micka feels like a book that wrote itself . . . Frances Kay is an accomplished story teller who has found her darkest tale' Anne Enright 'I read this at a single sitting. Once started it was impossible to put aside . . . Atomising and searing, MICKA is a remarkable first novel' Carlo Gebler. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001551315
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