Minus Me

Ingelin Rssland

ISBN 10: 1780746946 / ISBN 13: 9781780746944

Published by Oneworld Publications, 2015

About this Item

  As compelling as The Lovely Bones and as memorable as Before I Fall, Minus Me raises thought-provoking questions about love and death It?s not always easy to become the person you want to be. When Linda discovers that she has a life-threatening heart condition, she refuses to be wrapped in cotton wool. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, she starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without her parents. But when a strange and mysterious boy called Zak appears, Linda?s life takes an unexpected turn ? suddenly she is experiencing things she never dreamed possible, and every moment is precious. Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel ? written with heart-stopping emotional honesty ? from one of Norway?s most acclaimed young adult writers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Minus Me
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780746946
• ISBN 13: 9781780746944
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

As compelling as The Lovely Bones and as memorable as Before I Fall, Minus Me raises thought-provoking questions about love and death

It’s not always easy to become the person you want to be.

When Linda discovers that she has a life-threatening heart condition, she refuses to be wrapped in cotton wool. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, she starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without her parents... But when a strange and mysterious boy called Zak appears, Linda’s life takes an unexpected turn – suddenly she is experiencing things she never dreamed possible, and every moment is precious.

Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel – written with heart-stopping emotional honesty – from one of Norway’s most acclaimed young adult writers.

About the Author

Ingelin Røssland is an award-winning Norwegian author and journalist. Her
books have won numerous awards and have been translated into several
languages. Her fourth book, Handgranateple, was listed in the 2008 IBBY Honours
List. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

Deborah Dawkin was born in London in 1961. She worked in the theatre and in marketing before becoming a literary translator. In 2009 she completed an MA in Social and Cultural History.