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Only Ever Always (2011)

by Penni Russon(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

174175044X (ISBN13: 9781741750447)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Allen & Unwin

review 1: Four-and-a-half stars for this eerie and unorthodox YA novel that tracks the pain of loss and leaving childhood behind across parallel lives. Claire's world is commonplace and familiar; Clara's, post-apocalyptic and dangerous. A music box provides the key to their worlds colliding in a shared dreamscape. Fascinating and adventurous in its writing, "Only Ever Always" is for those who love reading to be both challenging and mesmerising.
review 2: I've put off writing this for far too long, as it's just not the kind of book that's easily summarized in order to start. Roz sent it to me, very kindly, and I was really glad to get the chance to read it. Very elliptical parallel worlds set up, that leaves you wondering if there really is one 'real world' and one dream ... moreone, or if it's something slightly less straightforward even than that. But by the time it comes together at the end, it doesn't really matter - what stays with you is how effectively the theme of loss and letting go is handled. less

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