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The Afterwards

The Afterwards

by A. F. Harrold and Emily Gravett
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/09/2019

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Fact: Ember and Ness are best friends.

There's nothing more to say about it. It is what it is. It is what will always be. Ember and Ness.

Then Ness dies. It is sudden and unexpected and leaves Ember completely empty. How can this be?

When Ember finds a way into the Afterworld, she determines to bring Ness back. Because that's what friends do isn't it? They rescue each other. They help. They never give up. Ember and Ness. That don't change.

A powerful, poignant, darkly comic and deeply moving story about friendship at its most extraordinary.

ISBN:
9781408894347
9781408894347
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-09-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
224
Dimensions (mm):
196x152x20mm
Weight:
0.37kg

“A brave, challenging and beautifully written book that unflinchingly confronts death, grief and denial, but which is redeemed by a dark humour and, beneath everything, a beating heart of love” – Daily Mail

“Gripping and poignant, a look at what it means to be brave and alive in the face of loss” – Kirkus, starred review

“Inventively meshes – and blurs – the realistic and the fanciful ... Aided by Gravett's evocative art, Harrold brings this eerie, Briticism-laced tale about accepting change, letting go, and love's indissoluble bonds to an affecting finale that is very much grounded in real life” – Publishers Weekly

A. F. Harrold

A.F. Harrold is an English poet (1975 - present). He writes and performs for adults and children, in cabaret and in schools, in bars and in basements, in fields and indoors.

He was Glastonbury Festival Website's Poet-In-Residence in 2008, and Poet-In-Residence at Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2010. He won the Cheltenham All Stars Slam Championship in 2007 and has had his work on BBC Radio 4, Radio 3 and BBC7.

He is active in schools work, running workshops and slams and doing performances at ungodly hours of the morning, and has published several collections of poetry. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats, a few good ideas and one beard.

Emily Gravett

Emily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who lives in Brighton, England.

She is the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for Wolves and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears.

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