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The Guardian's Phillip Hensher praised the book's prose and dialogue, stating that Smiley "has started to look like the best living American novelist." [3] Kirkus Reviews gave a positive view of the novel, commenting Smiley's work-ethic and "gift for transmuting the products of her obviously extensive research into compelling fiction. [4]
The Lathe of Heaven is a 1971 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, first serialized in the American science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. It received nominations for the 1972 Hugo [ 1 ] and the 1971 Nebula Award , [ 2 ] and won the Locus Award for Best Novel in 1972. [ 1 ]
Penny from Heaven (2006) is a children's novel that was named a Newbery Honor book in 2007. [1] It was written by Jennifer L. Holm , the author of another Newbery Honor book, Our Only May Amelia . It was first published by Random House .
Using a drop of blood from an old bandage, he is able to "become" Curtis Hammond, the exact duplicate of the boy. Seconds after leaving the house, the evil aliens arrive and murder the family, leaving only the dog alive. Curtis and the dog escape, and eventually end up at the location of an alien sighting.
The Wish List is a fantasy novel by Irish writer Eoin Colfer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It chronicles the adventures of Meg Finn, a teenage girl killed in a gas explosion who must earn her place in Heaven by returning to Earth to help the pensioner she attempted to rob.
Heaven Has No Favorites (German: Der Himmel kennt keine Günstlinge) is a novel by the German writer Erich Maria Remarque. This novel is a story about passion and love, set in 1948 with a background of automobile racing. Inspired by racing driver Alfonso de Portago. [1]
The Five People You Meet In Heaven is a 2003 novel by Mitch Albom. It follows the life and death of a ride mechanic named Eddie (inspired by Albom's uncle [ 1 ] ), who is killed in an amusement park accident and sent to heaven, where he encounters five people who had a significant impact on him while he was alive.
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven is a 2006 novel by Fannie Flagg. Based in the fictional town of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, it is a humorous look at Southern mores and small-town mentality in the context of death and the existence of an afterlife. Elner Shimfissle, the octogenarian protagonist, falls out of a tree while picking figs and is rushed to ...