Melvin Burgess SARA'S FACE First Edition Signed
roll over the image to zoom in
Melvin Burgess SARA'S FACE First Edition Signed
First edition, first print hardback of SARA'S FACE by Melvin Burgess and published by Andersen Press Limited, London in 2006. Signed by Burgess on the title page.
The book is in very good condition (Clean maroon cloth boards with silver lettering) with only minor wear to the illustrated dust jacket, which is not price clipped. Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears and no other inscriptions.
Award-winning children's author Melvin Burgess is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary young adult fiction. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4.
He completed his first book accepted for publication in his mid-thirties: a novel, The Cry of the Wolf, published in 1990. It was highly commended by the librarians for the Carnegie Medal, which Gillian Cross won for Wolf.
Andersen published all of Burgess' books through the mid-1990s. The Baby and Fly Pie (1993) was another highly commended runner up for the Carnegie Medal.
Burgess has produced a body of work that is both challenging and thrilling, including the seminal teen drug and love novels Smack and Doing It - winner of the LA Times Young People's Book of the Year and it was adapted as a television series, Life as We Know It.
His books have been adapted for film, stage, and television. His most well-known book Junk won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction prize and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year.
Other titles by Melvin Burgess include: Kite (1997), Nicholas Dane, The Ghost Behind the Wall(2000), and Kill All Enemies. Bloodtide (1999) and Bloodsong (2007) are post- apocalypse adaptations of Volsunga Saga. In 2001 Burgess wrote the novelisation of the film Billy Elliot, based on Lee Hall's screenplay.
Burgess explores the sinister side of fame, obsession and the cult of celebrity in the psychological thriller Sara's Face.
"Fame, beauty, and face transplants
Sara wants to be famous, and when legendary rock star Jonathon Heat offers to take her under his wing and pay for her cosmetic surgery, it's like a dream come true. But beauty comes with a hidden price tag. Is Sara willing to pay?"
'His most ingenious and chilling yet.' — Stephanie Merritt, Observer
'It's thrilling . . . gaining momentum and causing frantic page-turning' — Philip Ardagh, Guardian
'Burgess writes with a sharpness, and a sympathy for the characters.' — Independent on Sunday
'For those who want their cautionary tales with a bit of grit this is worth reading.' — Amanda Craig, The Times
'A chilling, unputdownable, sinister thriller.' — Lesley Agnew, The Bookseller
'A chillingly clever satire' — Daily Telegraph
263 pages.
ISBN: 184270 180 0
PAYMENT CAN BE MADE BY CREDIT CARD VIA NOCHEX (SECURE PAYMENT PROCESSOR FOR UK & INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - NO FEES) WE ALSO ACCEPT CHEQUES OR POSTAL ORDERS IN BRITISH POUNDS AS WELL AS BANK DRAFTS ALSO IN BRITISH POUNDS
Please refer to the statement of delivery below:
Items are sent promptly and well packed
Please do check our other listings
* Combined postage if more than one item is purchased
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
£0.00
£7.99
Earn21
reward points
reward points
Send this to a friend
Melvin Burgess SARA'S FACE First Edition Signed