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Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Dan hasn't returned home; his parents don't know whether he's run away, been kidnapped - or something worse. For one family, the world is about to fall apart. At first Dan is sleeping rough, revelling in his independence. But with every passing day, his world is becoming darker and more frightening. A hundred thousand children run away each year. Most come back. But will Dan? Dan's mother, Eve, a drama teacher, can't focus; his father, Max, only knows how to flee his own demons; and his aunt, Martha, while trained to control difficult situations as a prison officer, struggles to hold it all together. Gradually, all three begin to recognise just how badly they have failed the missing boy.
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About the Author
Rachel Billington has published many novels, including Poppy's Boy and Lies and Loyalties. She is coeditor of Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners.
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"It's highly readable and is written with wisdom and compassion" -- Kate Saunders THE TIMES "Dan is a subtle study; his vulnerability, his innocence, his resourceful intelligence and his dawning moral sense are wonderfully convincing" -- Charlotte Moore DAILY TELEGRAPH "This easy-to-read tale is moving and poignant" STAR MAGAZINE "Billington explores the difficulties of growing up and growing older with exquisite attention to detail" SHE "Sacrifice... combined with the suggestion that through suffering Eve, Max and Martha are brought to a state of greater love, understanding and honesty, is really the moral heart of the novel" -- Diana Hendry THE SPECTATOR "a well-wrought, honest book that is generous with its insights and tender in all the right places." -- Jane Housham DAILY EXPRESS "Billington keeps the tension rising, and it all feels horribly believable" -- Lucy Atkins SUNDAY TIMES "Tautly written and well paced, this is a very readable novel about a difficult and all too common situation" GOOD BOOK GUIDE
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Clearway Phase 0 14/07/2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 140724003X
ISBN 13: 9781407240039
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