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Mikey Hough has a to become a Clavadista, one of the heroic brotherhood of Mexican cliff-divers. First he must practise, and to this end he rigs a platform in the garden of his parents' suburban home. But while Mikey's technique may be perfect, his aim is not. Coming to in hospital, he befriends an ex-RAF pilot named Roger, whose Distinguished Flying Cross has been stolen in a violent burglary. And Mikey soon learns that his own disastrous attempt at flight has resulted in a rare - and permanent - he has destroyed his ability to sleep.One night a despondent Mikey stumbles across Livia, his troubled teenaged neighbour. Together they hatch a plan to track down Roger's stolen medal. What follows is a riveting journey into the dark heart of suburban England, during which the fearless pair must confront a sprawling cast of pensioners, media celebrities, policemen and drug-dealers - including the profoundly sinister 'Fat Controller'.The Sleepwalker's Introduction to Flight is a heart-rending and riotous comic novel, a brilliantly subversive tale about what happens when dark and light collide.
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The sleepwalker's introduction to flight, Sion Scott Wilson
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- Année de publication
- 2008
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- Titre
- The sleepwalker's introduction to flight
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Sion Scott Wilson
- Éditeur
- Macmillan New Writing
- Publié
- 2008
- Format
- rigide
- ISBN10
- 0230705448
- ISBN13
- 9780230705449
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Young Adult, Aventure, Amitié, Humour Noir
- Évaluation
- 3,65 sur 5
- Description
- Mikey Hough has a to become a Clavadista, one of the heroic brotherhood of Mexican cliff-divers. First he must practise, and to this end he rigs a platform in the garden of his parents' suburban home. But while Mikey's technique may be perfect, his aim is not. Coming to in hospital, he befriends an ex-RAF pilot named Roger, whose Distinguished Flying Cross has been stolen in a violent burglary. And Mikey soon learns that his own disastrous attempt at flight has resulted in a rare - and permanent - he has destroyed his ability to sleep.One night a despondent Mikey stumbles across Livia, his troubled teenaged neighbour. Together they hatch a plan to track down Roger's stolen medal. What follows is a riveting journey into the dark heart of suburban England, during which the fearless pair must confront a sprawling cast of pensioners, media celebrities, policemen and drug-dealers - including the profoundly sinister 'Fat Controller'.The Sleepwalker's Introduction to Flight is a heart-rending and riotous comic novel, a brilliantly subversive tale about what happens when dark and light collide.