Gavin Extence

A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an extraordinary future. The son of a fortune teller, bookish, and an easy target for bullies, Alex hasn't had the easiest childhood. But when he meets curmudgeonly widower Mr. Peterson, he finds an unlikely friend. Someone who teaches him that that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make it count. So when, aged seventeen, Alex is stopped at customs with 113 grams of marijuana, an urn full of ashes on the front seat, and an entire nation in uproar, he's fairly sure he's done the right thing . . . Introducing a bright young voice destined to charm the world, The Universe Versus Alex Woods is a celebration of curious incidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world.

The Universe Versus Alex Woods

Der 10-jährige Alex wird von einem Meteoriten getroffen. Fürs Leben gezeichnet, hat er mit epileptischen Anfällen zu kämpfen. Dann freundet er sich mit seinem Nachbarn, einem Kriegsveteran, an.

oder warum das Universum keinen Plan hat ; Roman

“Das” unerhörte Leben des Alex Woods

'I loved #TheEndofTime. It is, without doubt, one of my top reads of 2019. I walked every mile with Zain, Mohammed and Jesus. Even when their epic journey seemed hopeless, their story remained hopeful. I've not had such an immersive and important read in a long time.' Carmel Harrington 'Thoroughly enjoyed #TheEndOfTime. It's an epic story of brotherly love, courage and resilience. A sensitively-written, compassionate and heart-warming must-read for this summer.' Sarah J Harris ************** Beneath the stars, on a stony beach, stand two teenage brothers. They are wearing lifejackets that are too big for them and their most precious belongings are sealed in waterproof bags tucked inside the rucksacks on their backs. Turkey is behind them and Europe lies ahead, a dark, desperate swim away. They don't know what will come next, but they're about to meet a man who does. He calls himself Jesus, the Messiah. He is barefoot, dishevelled and smells strongly of alcohol. And he doesn't believe in chance meetings. He believes he has information about the future - information that will change three lives forever . . .

The most captivating book you’ll read this summer

The End of Time

It all starts, as these things sometimes do, with a dead man. He was a neighbour, not someone Abby knew well, but still, finding a body when you only came over to borrow a tin of tomatoes, that comes as a bit of a shock. At least, it should. And now she can't shake the feeling that if she hadn't gone into Simon's flat, if she'd had her normal Wednesday night instead, then none of what happened next would have happened. And she would never have met Melody Black . . . Wild and witty, searing and true, THE MIRROR WORLD OF MELODY BLACK is about the fine line that separates normal from not - and how life can spin, very swiftly, out of control.

The Mirror World of Melody Black

Finding Phoebe

Wydawnictwo Literackie

Łukasz Małecki

Wszechświat kontra Alex Woods

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE UNIVERSE VERSUS ALEX WOODS COMES ANOTHER WARM, WITTY AND GRIPPING STORY OF SECOND CHANCES 'It's so good it'll leave you wanting to change your own life, to be a better person' INDEPENDENT 'Witty and sincere... very clever.' HUFFINGTON POST 'Another stand-out book from this outstanding author.' THE SUN, BOOK OF THE WEEK 'I absolutely loved this story... Extence has such a dry, witty style of writing.' MARIE CLAIRE 'Extence keeps the twists and turns coming, full of mordant wit, until the bitter end.' DAILY MAIL RESCUED. GABRIEL HAS NEVER RESCUED ANYONE BEFORE. BUT WHEN HIS LIFE GETS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN THERE'S NO MORE TIME FOR REGRETS OR MISSED CHNACES. AND GABRIEL IS JUST ABOUT READY TO GRAB EVERY CHANCE LIFE THROWS AT HIM.

The Empathy Problem

'Totally enchanting, warm and funny' Ciara Smyth, author of Not My Problem ‘Neurodiversity has a voice, and it’s witty and uplifting and enlightening all at once’ Jasper Fforde, author of The Eyre Affair 'A lovely book' Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project Phoebe is autistic. She prefers to stay in her comfort zone: walking her dog, writing fantasy fiction, surviving school with as few incidents as possible. When her best (and only) friend rebels and gets a secret boyfriend, Phoebe reluctantly agrees to cover for her. Before long, Phoebe’s dealing with all sorts of things she’d rather not, like deception, fashionable jackets, and the bewildering politics of the school chess club. Breaking the rules has never been Phoebe’s thing, but as events take a seriously unexpected turn, she realises there’s more to her than she ever imagined . . .

Mirror World of Melody Black

Evren Alex Woods'a Karsi

Az univerzum és Alex Woods

Libellen im Kopf

'You can't put it down . . . precise and propulsive . . . a real page-turner' Janice Forsyth Show, BBC Radio Scotland 'It's so good it'll leave you wanting to change your own life' Independent ****************** So far in his life, Gabriel - selfish, arrogant and happy to be so - has only ever thought about two things: money and himself. When he's diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, he doesn't see why anything should change. But as the tumour grows, something strange starts happening. Whether Gabriel likes it or not, he's becoming . . . nicer. Kinder. A better person. And then he meets Caitlin. Before, he wouldn't even have glanced at her; now he's entranced. But real change takes time - and time is something Gabriel just doesn't have. As each day brings him closer to his last, has the one opportunity for a second chance passed him by?

End of Time

L'univers contra l'Alex Woods ha estat comparada a El curiós incident del gos a mitjanit i El vigilant en el camp de sègol. Gavin Extence ha escrit una primera novel·la meravellosa, plena d'humanitat, d'humor i d'homenatges literaris, un himne a la vida i al coneixement, a l'amistat, a l'amor i a l'experiència de la mortalitat com a vertebradora del sentit. Una novel·la inoblidable. L'Alex Woods, disset anys, aturat a la duana de Dover amb una urna mortuòria plena de cendres al seient del cotxe i més de cent grams de marihuana a la guantera. Com ha arribat fins aquí aquest noi estrany que és detingut per la policía? Ell mateix ho explicarà. Fill d'una espiritista militant, les conseqüències d'un improbable incident amb un meteorit quan tenia deu anys li han donat una manera singular de veure el món i d'interpretar-lo. I molt divertida, de fet, encara que no sempre per a ell. Fins que coneix el senyor Peterson, un irascible vidu nord-americà veterà del Vietnam. Algú que li diu que només tens una bala a la vida. Que has de triar tan bé com sàpigues.

L'univers contra l'Alex Woods

Vesmír versus Alex Woods

Per Alex Woods la notte è un momento magico, l’unico momento in cui può gettarsi la paura alle spalle. Ogni notte si affaccia alla finestra per guardare le stelle. La stanza è invasa da libri di astronomia, la sua passione. Studiare le eterne e immutabili leggi che regolano l’universo è l’unico modo per fuggire dalla sua vita disordinata. Alex sa cosa significa essere strano. Non ha mai conosciuto suo padre, e sua madre è una lettrice di tarocchi che l’ha cresciuto in un negozio pieno di candele, incensi e pozioni. E da quando ha dieci anni soffre di attacchi epilettici che riesce a controllare solo ascoltando musica classica ed enumerando i nomi delle costellazioni. A scuola i bulli lo perseguitano senza tregua. Un giorno, mentre fugge dall’ennesimo pestaggio, Alex cade e rotola in un giardino, devastando la siepe. Quando apre gli occhi si trova la canna di un fucile piantata in faccia. A imbracciare l’arma è il signor Peterson, un bislacco e arcigno vedovo. Un uomo solo, con una ferita nel cuore che non ha intenzione di rivelare a nessuno. Fra i due nasce la più improbabile delle amicizie, fatta di coltivazione di sostanze stupefacenti e letture dei romanzi più dissacranti. Ma quando il signor Peterson scopre di avere una grave malattia, per Alex giunge il momento di sovvertire tutte le leggi dell’universo e intraprendere il più strambo dei viaggi. Perché solo lui può salvarlo... Lo strano mondo di Alex Woods è un caso editoriale folgorante, venduto in tutto il mondo dopo aste infuocate. Gavin Extence, giovanissimo autore inglese, ci regala un debutto che rimarrà incastonato nel cuore di ogni lettore come una gemma preziosa. Un romanzo surreale e struggente, un’amicizia improbabile e profonda, un protagonista memorabile che, dopo l’ultima pagina, desidererete abbracciare e tenere per sempre con voi.

Lo strano mondo di Alex Woods

Het begint allemaal, zoals dat wel vaker gebeurt, met een lijk. Abigail wilde alleen even een blik tomaten lenen bij de buurman, maar toen hij niet opendeed en ze zijn flat binnenging trof ze zijn dode lichaam aan. Dat was even schrikken. Tenminste, dat zou je verwachten. Nu kan ze alleen nog maar denken dat alles wat er vervolgens gebeurde nooit gebeurd was als ze die woensdagavond gewoon thuis was gebleven bij haar vriend en niet bij Simon had aangeklopt voor tomaten. Dan had ze nooit een luxesuite in een vijfsterrenhotel genomen. Dan was ze niet doorgedraaid. Dan had ze Melody Black nooit ontmoet. In De spiegelwereld van Melody Black laat Gavin Extence op een fijnzinnige en originele manier zien hoe dun de lijn is tussen normaal en niet normaal, en hoe het dagelijks leven in een hoog tempo flink uit de hand kan lopen. Gavin Extence (1982) debuteerde in 2013 met Het universum tegen Alex Woods, dat een van de meest geliefde en besproken Engelse debuten werd van het jaar. Extence won hiermee de Writer’s Guild Best Book, de Waverton Good Read Award, het boek werd genomineerd voor de Desmond Elliott Prijs, uitgekozen tot BBC Radio 2 Bookclub Read, een Amazon Best Book en de vertaalrechten werden verkocht in twintig landen. De spiegelwereld van Melody Black is zijn tweede roman.

De spiegelwereld van Melody Black

Dette er en fortelling om et uventet vennskap, en usannsynlig helt og en eventyrlig reise. Unge Alex sin historie balanserer mellom lyse og mørke, latter og tårer. Og det kan faktisk hende at dette blir den morsomste og mest hjertevarme romanen du noensinne har lest. Et utrolig sammentreff er en lattervekkende, rørende og underholdende roman fra den usedvanlig talentfulle og kritikerroste forfatteren Gavin Extence.

Gavin Extence

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