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Carry Me Down

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HYLAND PENS A RESTRAINED, EMOTIONALLY TAUT, AND SOMETIMES ODDLY FUNNY PORTRAIT OF A MISFIT–JOHN EGAN, A 12-YEAR-OLD IN THE BODY OF A GROWN MAN WITH THE VOICE OF A GIANT, AND AN OBSESSION FOR THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. CARRY ME DOWN IS AN ENGROSSING STORY THAT AT ITS HEART EXAMINES AN ADOLESCENT"S DIFFICULTIES NAVIGATING THE WORLD. JOHN EGAN IS A MISFIT – A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD IN THE BODY OF A GROWN MAN WITH THE VOICE OF A GIANT – WHO DILIGENTLY KEEPS TRACK OF THE LIES LARGE AND SMALL THAT ARE TOLD TO HIM. JOHN"S BEEN ABLE TO DETECT LIES FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER; IT"S A SOURCE OF POWER BUT ALSO GREAT CONSTERNATION FOR SOMEONE SO YOUNG. WITH AN OBSESSION FOR THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, A KEENLY INQUISITIVE MIND, AND A KIND OF FAITH, JOHN REMAINS HOPEFUL DESPITE THE UNFAVORABLE CARDS LIFE DEALS HIM. JOHN IS LIKE A TUNING FORK, SENSITIVE TO THE VIBRATIONS WITHIN HIMSELF AND THE TROUBLE THAT THIS CREATES FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY, AND WHEN HIS SANITY REACHES NEAR COLLAPSE, A FRIGHTENING FAMILY CATASTROPHE THREATENS TO DESTROY THEM. CARRY ME DOWN IS A RESTRAINED, EMOTIONALLY TAUT, AND SOMETIMES ODDLY FUNNY PORTRAIT WHOSE DRAMA DRIVES TOWARD, BUT NARROWLY AVERTS, AN UNTHINKABLE DISASTER.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Mehta Publishing House
Country
India
Date
1 February 2011
Pages
256
ISBN
9788184982114

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

HYLAND PENS A RESTRAINED, EMOTIONALLY TAUT, AND SOMETIMES ODDLY FUNNY PORTRAIT OF A MISFIT–JOHN EGAN, A 12-YEAR-OLD IN THE BODY OF A GROWN MAN WITH THE VOICE OF A GIANT, AND AN OBSESSION FOR THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. CARRY ME DOWN IS AN ENGROSSING STORY THAT AT ITS HEART EXAMINES AN ADOLESCENT"S DIFFICULTIES NAVIGATING THE WORLD. JOHN EGAN IS A MISFIT – A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD IN THE BODY OF A GROWN MAN WITH THE VOICE OF A GIANT – WHO DILIGENTLY KEEPS TRACK OF THE LIES LARGE AND SMALL THAT ARE TOLD TO HIM. JOHN"S BEEN ABLE TO DETECT LIES FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER; IT"S A SOURCE OF POWER BUT ALSO GREAT CONSTERNATION FOR SOMEONE SO YOUNG. WITH AN OBSESSION FOR THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, A KEENLY INQUISITIVE MIND, AND A KIND OF FAITH, JOHN REMAINS HOPEFUL DESPITE THE UNFAVORABLE CARDS LIFE DEALS HIM. JOHN IS LIKE A TUNING FORK, SENSITIVE TO THE VIBRATIONS WITHIN HIMSELF AND THE TROUBLE THAT THIS CREATES FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY, AND WHEN HIS SANITY REACHES NEAR COLLAPSE, A FRIGHTENING FAMILY CATASTROPHE THREATENS TO DESTROY THEM. CARRY ME DOWN IS A RESTRAINED, EMOTIONALLY TAUT, AND SOMETIMES ODDLY FUNNY PORTRAIT WHOSE DRAMA DRIVES TOWARD, BUT NARROWLY AVERTS, AN UNTHINKABLE DISASTER.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Mehta Publishing House
Country
India
Date
1 February 2011
Pages
256
ISBN
9788184982114