Hell City
Een jonge vrouw ontwaakt in een eeuwig brandende stad waar ze monsters moet bevechten.
Semi-Finalist Coverfly Short Story Competition 2019
Semi-Finalist Coverfly Short Story Competition 2019
Sixteen-year old Sam knows life will never be easy for her. Socially awkward and armed only with a brilliant mind and feisty character, she struggles with things that other teenagers find normal. Only her best friend Jasper really gets her.
Eighteen-year old college student Jasper strives to be the perfect son to his successful parents, working himself to the ground to fulfill their wishes. Up until the point that he crashes when his heart fails. The best friends learn the devastating news that Jasper has a tumor embedded deeply into his heart and hasn’t got much time left.
Devastated, Sam convinces him to pursue his ultimate dream: To sing in front of a live audience once before he dies. The friends head to London, where Jasper signs up for the ultimate singing competition. Knowing he has nothing left to lose, Jasper gives it all.
As the competition progresses, his health deteriorates rapidly. Jasper is torn between leaving his family behind and following his heart. Sam struggles with the knowledge that they will have to say goodbye soon. In the end, both can’t help but wonder if pursuing the ultimate goal was worth the heartache after all.
Heart-Beat is a heartfelt story about the ultimate friendship and making choices. If these were the last days of your life, what would you do?
ISBN:9789082893908 – NURÂ 285
Aantal pagina’s:Â 380
Publicatiedatum: september 2017
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Ik vind het straf hoe 1 auteur erin slaagt haar boek in twee talen zo emotioneel te schrijven. Research leert me dat Heart-Beat het origineel is en daarna zelf vertaald werd in Hart-Slag. Ik heb ze omgekeerd gelezen. Het verhaal is uiteraard hetzelfde, maar de woorden zijn ontzettend pakkend en grepen me naar de keel vanaf het eerste moment. Het leek soms wel of ik een nieuw boek aan het lezen was, ook al wist ik wat er ging gebeuren en hoe het zou eindigen.
Opmerkelijk en knap. Ik heb dan ook (opnieuw) ontzettend genoten van Heart-Beat.
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Fantastic heartbreaking story about two friends who are forced to say goodbye.
No romantic sessions or anything that would make the story become corny.
The story focuses on the two main characters who each are written to perfection.
I’ve rarely felt such sympathy for two young people before. Stunning.
This book made me laugh, cry and then cry some more. I loved it, cannot put it any other way than that. It was so good. Without spoiling too much, I was surprised where I didn’t expect it and the ending was just so honest and heartfelt it made me want to grab the book for a second time to read it again. A compelling, warm and beautiful story. So glad I found it.
Joanne Carlton schrijft al voor zolang ze zich kan herinneren in verschillende genres. Zij pende aanvankelijk in het Nederlands onder de auteursnaam Sandra J. Paul, tot ze besloot om haar aloude droom om Engelstalige boeken en kortverhalen te publiceren, na te jagen.Â
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