{"product_id":"tightrope-walkers","title":"Tightrope Walkers By Almond, David","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tightrope Walkers\u003c\/i\u003e by David Almond - a novel of young love and tragedy from the prizewinning author of \u003ci\u003eSkellig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I was born in a hovel on the banks of the Tyne...''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDominic Hall grows up in the sixties on a brand-new estate, along with the other families who escaped the river. But the Tyne is still an overwhelming presence, and most of the fathers work in the shipyards. Dom is torn between his new mates: Holly Stroud, his enchanting neighbour, and Vincent McAlinden, who''s something else altogether - a wild, dangerous boy with murderous instincts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter his mother''s death, Dom has to decide who he is, what he wants to be - and then face up to the consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply moving with a unique narrative voice, \u003ci\u003eThe Tightrope Walkers\u003c\/i\u003e will be loved by fans of Roddy Doyle, Irvine Welsh and Ross Raisin, as well as readers familiar with David Almond''s masterful novel \u003ci\u003eThe True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean\u003c\/i\u003e, and the hugely popular \u003ci\u003eSkellig. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Almond is a master storyteller'' Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Not only dramatically and emotionally suspenseful, it is also vividly drawn and wonderfully well-paced, as we might expect from a master storyteller'' John Burnside on THE TRUE TALE OF THE MONSTER BILLY DEAN, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Almond is the author of \u003ci\u003eSkellig \u003c\/i\u003eand other novels and plays for adults and children. He has won many prestigious awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010, the Carnegie Medal and two Whitbreads. His first novel for adults, \u003ci\u003eThe True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2011.\u003cbr\u003eHe was born in Newcastle, grew up on Tyneside and now lives with his family in Northumberland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57692203254142,"sku":"NW9780241003237","price":13.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241003237.jpg?v=1784184121","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/tightrope-walkers","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}