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Eden


No. of pages 240

Published: 2014

Great for age 12-18 years

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A chilling and compelling YA mystery from Joanna Nadin bestselling author of Rachel Riley and three times nominated for Queen of Teen.I wait for my heart to slow and then I begin the game of 'what ifs' and 'if onlys'. What if I could turn back time? Would Eden still stand? Would Bea still be alive? After her cousin Bea is killed in a house fire, Evie returns to her childhood home of Eden, full of guilt for what might have been. She is not the only one seeking redemption. Beas boyfriend, Penn, arrives in Cornwall, desperate to atone for a terrible mistake. And as Penn and Evies feelings for each other intensify, Evie slowly unravels the dark truth behind Beas tragic death

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 240 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Walker Books Ltd .

Joanna Nadin was born in Nottingham. She is a former broadcast journalist and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, and continues to freelance as a political speechwriter. She has also been a cleaner and a juggler.

 

A chilling and compelling YA mystery -- Fiona Noble * Bookseller Children's Guide *

 

It's the combination of skilful writing, accurate intelligence and empathy for the agonies of adolescence that makes Nadin's books so popular with teenage girls . . . tense coming-of-age story . . . the emotional intensity of teenage love, desire and insecurity is brilliantly portrayed and Nadin's control of the unfolding, tense mystery is flawless * Daily Mail *

 

Undertones of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca . . . a memorable psychological suspense novel about first love - and first hate -- Amanda Craig * The New Statesman *

 

The plots and how the interweave are extremely clever and the writing is very good. -- The School Librarian * The School Librarian *