The Shell House
  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407099033
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352

The Shell House

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3 Nov 2003
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1 Sep 2010
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A moving tale of love and loss over two generations.

The Shell House is a beautifully written and sensitive portrayal of love, sexuality and spirituality over two generations. Greg's casual interest in the history of a ruined mansion becomes more personal as he slowly discovers the tragic events that overwhelmed its last inhabitants. Set against a background of the modern day and the First World War, Greg's contemporary beliefs become intertwined with those of Edmund, a foot soldier whose confusion about his sexuality and identity mirrors Greg's own feelings of insecurity. This is a complex and thought-provoking book, written with elegance and subtlety. It will change the way you think.
  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407099033
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352
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Praise for The Shell House

Powerful, challenging reading for older teens

Sunday Mirror

Compelling . . . Elegiac, even literary

David Self, TES

Celevrly intertwines two stories and encompasses some big themes . . . Intelligent and perceptive

Guardian

A novel to read, think about, and then read again

Independent

[An] enjoyably meaty read . . . Newbery writes wonderfully

Financial Times

"Powerful, challenging reading for older teens."

Sunday Mirror

"Compelling . . .elegiac, even literary"

David Self, TES

Fascinating and thought-provoking

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