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My Second Life

Faye Bird

Age: 12+

RRP  £7.99

My Second Life

By: Faye Bird

Age 12+

RRP  £7.99

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The first time I was born, I was Emma. I was beautiful. I had everything to live for.

But I died.

Now I have been born a second time, and my previous life haunts me. Because in it I think I did something very wrong. I must find out what I did to Catherine. I must uncover the truth about Emma...

Intriguing, compelling, heartbreaking. What if your past life could shatter your future?

Extent:
288 pages
Dimensions:
200.7 x 133.9mm
Paperback ISBN:
9781409578604
Accelerated Reader Book Level:
3.7
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
Upper years (UY)
Key Stage:
KS3, KS4
Publication Date:
July 2014
Work Reference:
03250
Faye Bird
Faye Bird worked as a literary agent representing TV and film screenwriters before becoming a writer herself. She lives in London with her husband and their two children. Faye is the author of My Second Life and What I Couldn't Tell You and is Patron of Reading in a West London school.

Find out more about Faye Bird

Shortlisted

North East Teen Book Award 2014

Shortlisted

Hounslow Teen Reads Award 2016

A haunting debut that grips you from the outset.

The Bookseller

A clever plot, defined characters, and fabulous writing. There isn't much more you could ask for. My Second Life is bound to be rushed off bookshop shelves very soon.

The Guardian

A rich, dense read which skilfully employs dramatic tension to absorb the reader wholly into a constantly shifting world of revelation.

Books for Keeps

An ingenious concept, an intriguing mystery and a gripping story told with pace and passion... An amazing and thrilling debut

Blackpool Gazette

An astonishingly accomplished debut novel. Highly recommended.

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