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  • af Trent Dalton
    95,95 kr.

    'The most extraordinary writer - a rare talent' Nikki Gemmell An utterly wonderful novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age from one of Australia's most exciting new writers.

  • af Trent Dalton
    107,95 - 147,95 kr.

    Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct question: Can you please tell me a love story?

  • af Trent Dalton
    102,95 kr.

  • af Trent Dalton
    287,95 kr.

    An utterly wonderful debut novel of love, crime, magic, fate, and a boy's coming-of-age, set in 1980s AustraliaEli Bell's life is complicated. His father is lost, his mother is in jail, and his stepdad is a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli's life is Slim?a notorious felon and national record-holder for successful prison escapes?who watches over Eli and August, Eli's silent genius of an older brother.Exiled far from the rest of the world in Darra, a neglected suburb of Brisbane, this twelve-year-old boy with an old soul and an adult mind is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism. Life, however, insists on throwing obstacles in Eli's path?most notably Tytus Broz, Queensland's legendary drug dealer.But the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, face off against truly bad guys, and fight to save his mother from certain doom?all before starting high school.A story of brotherhood, true love, family, and the most unlikely of friendships, Boy Swallows Universe is the tale of an adolescent boy on the cusp of discovering the man he will be. Powerful, kinetic, and infused with originality, charm, pathos, and heart to spare, Trent Dalton's debut is sure to be one of the most exhilarating novels you will experience.

  • af Trent Dalton
    146,95 - 177,95 kr.

  • af Trent Dalton
    197,95 kr.

  • af Trent Dalton
    307,95 kr.

    WINNER, INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2022 BOOK OF THE YEARTrent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct question: 'Can you please tell me a love story?' A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of thirty years. A divorced mother has a secret love affair with a priest. A geologist discovers a three-minute video recorded by his wife before she died. A tree lopper's heart falls in a forest. A working mum contemplates taking photographs of her late husband down from her fridge. A girl writes a last letter to the man she loves most, then sets it on fire. A palliative care nurse helps a dying woman converse with the angel at the end of her bed. A renowned 100-year-old scientist ponders the one great earthly puzzle he was never able to solve: 'What is love?'Endless stories. Human stories. Love stories.Inspired by a personal moment of profound love and generosity, Trent Dalton, bestselling author and one of Australia's finest journalists, spent two months in 2021 speaking to people from all walks of life, asking them one simple and direct question: 'Can you please tell me a love story?' The result is an immensely warm, poignant, funny and moving book about love in all its guises, including observations, reflections and stories of people falling into love, falling out of love, and never letting go of the loved ones in their hearts. A heartfelt, deep, wise and tingly tribute to the greatest thing we will never understand and the only thing we will ever really need: love.'It's the kind of book that has some impact on the reader ... a Chaucerian endeavour, a rich caravanserai of real, living people with something important to tell.' Sydney Morning Herald

  • af Trent Dalton
    192,95 kr.

  • af Trent Dalton
    287,95 kr.

  • af Trent Dalton
    177,95 kr.

    Brisbane, 1985Hans far er stukket af, hans mor er narkoman, stedfaren sælger heroin, og hans storebror skriver meddelelser i luften med sine fingre i stedet for at tale. Den mest pålidelige voksne i 12-årige Elis liv er Slim, en berygtet kriminel som er den mand i landet, der er flygtet flest gange fra et fængsel. Omgivet af kaos i en fattig forstad til Brisbane forsøger Eli at følge sit hjerte og blive klog på, hvad der kræves for at blive et godt menneske. Men der er hele tiden noget, der kommer på tværs – ikke mindst Tytus Broz, byens notoriske narkokonge.Og nu drejer skæbnens hjul endnu engang for Eli, for forude venter et møde med den far, som han ikke kan huske, en dramatisk redningsaktion med hans mor i centrum, et endeligt opgør med den underverden, som har sat sit præg på hele hans barndom – og sidst, men ikke mindst, en svimlende forelskelse i drømmepigen over dem alle.Dreng sluger universet er en opløftende og gribende historie om venskab, loyalitet og ægte kærlighed.”Jeg håber inderligt, at bogen får den opmærksomhed, som den fortjener - det er en barsk, helt fortryllende og mageløs bog, faktisk en af de ti bedste bøger, jeg har læst” Jette Røssell, OversætterEN SJÆLDENT HJERTESKÆRENDE LÆSEOPLEVELSE

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