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One of our Books of the Year 2014 - One of the Lovereading4kids Readers' Choice Books of the Year 2014 - October 2014 MEGA Debut of the Month Eponine tells the heart wrenching story of her own life of suffering and cruelty in this emotional roller coaster taken from Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. Brought up in poverty, from the youngest age possible Eponine has been sent out to steal and to lie and to cheat. But somehow, deep inside her, she knows there are better ways of living a life and higher human values to hold onto. Eponine’s encounters with Cosette and Marius unlock the best emotions in her. Can she change despite the great cost to herself? A spell-binding story about one girl’s search for inner peace.
A Piece of Passion from Publisher, Barry Cunningham Les Misérables literally takes your breath away. The passion and the peril in this massive story has inspired plays, TV shows, films and songs through the years. But sometimes it’s good to find the simple heart in the greatest works, which is exactly what Susan Fletcher does here with shy tragedy and hauntingly romantic beauty. It’s a simple, moving and brilliant retelling, showing what Victor Hugo himself said of his original novel – a progress from evil to good.
A Note from the Author, Susan Fletcher ‘A Little in Love is my first novel aiming to appeal to both adults and young adults. But Eponine's story contains many themes I've always been interested in as an adult fiction writer – identity, survival, solitude, the natural world, different forms of love and the brevity of life – all told by a feisty protagonist. To write of these themes – and of Eponine herself – for a wider readership was a sheer delight.'
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A Little in Love Synopsis
"I can see stars through the smoke – too many to ever count, millions and millions. What are they thinking as they look down? Perhaps they‟re sad because Paris is burning. Because so many good people are dead. The stars … They‟ve always felt like my friends. They‟re like tiny, shining faces I‟ve known all my life. When I‟ve been scared or can‟t sleep, they‟ve been there to keep me company. I‟ve done so many bad things in my life but the stars always forgave me. I whisper to them now: “Can you hear me? I‟m so scared. Please don‟t let it hurt so much …” But how can they stop me bleeding? No one can.‟
Paris, 1832 – a street-girl lies alone, dying in the darkness, clutching a letter to her heart. A letter which will right all the wrongs of a life too short and keep promises made in love and forgiveness.
Eponine remembers being a child: her swing and the peach tree, and the baby brother she loved. But mostly, it was a miserable time. Taught to lie and cheat, and to hate the one girl, Cosette, who might have been her friend.
Now grown up at sixteen, their paths have crossed once more and Eponine has a second chance. But what is the price of friendship and forgiveness – love?
Les Misérables, the original novel by Victor Hugo, is considered one of the greatest works of literature of the 19th Century. It has been made famous in countless narrative forms including the recent film adaptation starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, and 30 years of the theatrical production, during which time it has been seen by over 60 million people.
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9781909489462 |
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2nd October 2014 |
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Susan Fletcher |
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Chicken House Ltd |
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271 pages |
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Press Reviews
Susan Fletcher Press Reviews
PRAISE FOR SUSAN FLETCHER’S PREVIOUS NOVELS:
'The novel is both emotionally discomfiting and romantic; at times puzzling, it is profound, beautiful and redemptive. Oystercatchers is the work of a seriously talented young author in possession of one of the most poetic and original voices working now. If she can write at this level in her 20s, her potential is breathtaking.' The Guardian
'British readers looking for a local equivalent to Alice Munro won't have to look much further ... [Fletcher] is a highly talented writer and fully deserves the acclaim she has received – and the popularity that goes with it.' The Scotsman
'Her prose is extraordinarily lyrical: haunted, dreamlike and precise, reminiscent at times of Sylvia Plath ... Fletcher's words are undeniably beautiful and her themes are profound ... a haunting novel.' Sunday Times
'Fletcher is a powerful storyteller – full-blooded, a bit old-fashioned and with a knack of combining sensual narratives with a feel for ancient myth and natural landscape ... Delicious, briny writing.' Metro
'Susan Fletcher's prose shimmers like light on water, and she's equally adept at charting the emotions of her memorable characters ... Old resentments are revisited, dark secrets are revealed, while barricaded, shut-away hearts let in the possibility of love.'
Marie Claire
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About Susan Fletcher
Susan Fletcher was born in Birmingham and now lives in Stratford-upon-Avon. She attended both York University and UEA where she completed the Creative Writing course taught by Andrew Motion. Her first novel, Eve Green, won the 2005 Whitbread First Novel Award and the Betty Trask Prize. She has written three other novels – Oystercatchers, Witch Light (shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 2010 and the Writers’ Guild Award) and The Silver Dark Sea. A Little in Love is her first crossover title for both adults and young adults.
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