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Bright Young Things

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Bright Young Things
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Scarlett Thomas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780857863805
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General
Edition Main
Illustrations No

Publishing Details

Publisher Canongate Books
Imprint Canongate Books
Publication Date 6 September 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Bright Young Things wanted for Big Project.' They're in the prime of their lives but our bright young things are all burnt out. Six sparky twenty-somethings just out of university and working dead-end jobs, they are all bored to tears with their lives and looking for a way out. When a mysterious job is advertised in the newspaper, they all apply. What they least expect is to find themselves prisoners on a deserted island. There's food in the fridge and they have a bedroom each, but there's no telephone, no television, and no way to escape.

Author Biography

Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her other novels include PopCo, The End of Mr.Y which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, and Our Tragic Universe. She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent.

Reviews

* A generation defining masterpiece Matt Thorne * Invigorating, sexy ... clever. Daily Mail * A break for the big time. Independent on Sunday * Pacy writing ... an impressive debut. Big Issue * Compulsive, edgy. Loaded * An exciting read. FHM * This book might just change your life Independent on Sunday on POPCO * Thomas pulls off this intellectual rollercoaster of a novel with dry humour and panache, the ideas sparkle and the protagonist is wryly appealing The Sunday Times on THE END OF MR Y * Thomas can discuss quantum physics and philosophy while making you think you're reading a sparkling romantic comedy. Kate Saunders, The Times on OUR TRAGIC UNIVERSE