Shadows in the Twilight (Audiobook)
2008 | 4 hours and 57 mins | ISBN: 1742015662 | MP3 | 143 Mb
The dramatic opening will grab everyone: crossing the road without looking, Joel Gustafson, 11, is run over by a bus and survives without a scratch, miraculously caught between the wheels. He knows he must do a Good Deed in return for the Miracle. So he decides to find a lover for his adult friend, Gertrude. Unfortunately, he messes up big time. In this companion to A Bridge to the Stars (2007), also translated from the Swedish, the author of the best-selling Kurt Wallender mystery series for adults continues Joel s story in a Swedish village in the 1950s. The cute, good-deed stuff may appeal more to adults. Joel plays out Old West scenarios, tries writing love letters, travels to the underworld beneath the street, and manipulates the old telephone exchange. What young people will appreciate are the timeless messages: it isn t necessary to go into a forest to get lost; there s no anger greater than the anger directed at oneself. ...
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