The novel is about a writer named joshua cohen who is contracted to ghostwrite the autobiography of a tech billionaire called joshua cohen. Told in the first person, this is jems story of the time spent with her friend spider. She studied geography at durham university and went on to work for several local environmental organizations while raising a family. We get to see beyond that, to the core of the characters. Numbers numbers, book 1 by rachel ward fantastic fiction. Pdf no safety in numbers book by dayna lorentz free. Numbers by rachel ward amazon hive books numbers is a unique and interesting book in which the main character, jem has a secret gift. As its name implies, it is a detailed census report. The vampires 1971 concerns the nature of evil, and the fourth angel 1972 records the adventures of four thrillseeking adolescents. It was published by random house, and released in 2015.
This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on numbers. Rachel ward won a writers award at a regional arts festival, and her prizewinning short story turned into the opening chapter of her debut novel, numbers. Here is a book that has the reader cheering for the underdogsthe bad guysbecause ward does such a fine job of making them multidimensional and likeable, even though theyre punks. Rachel ward first won a writers award at a regional arts festival, and her prizewinning short story turned into the opening chapter of numbers, her breakout debut novel. Numbers by rachel ward hardcover book the parent store.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I used to tell my mum peoples numbers as she pushed me along in my buggy. Book of numbers, published in 2015, is a metafiction novel written by author joshua cohen. She began writing in her 30s, starting out with short stories. Now me and spider were two ants in a city of millions, nothing more than that. Numbers was then followed on by two more books to create the trilogy, these books were. The ending itself, while satisfying in that it fit the tone of the rest of the novel, did seem a bit contrived, as if it relied a bit too much on a make the reader gasp ploy. Rachel claire ward, am born 12 september 1957 is an englishborn australian actress, film director, television director, and screenwriter. Burdened with such awful awareness, jem avoids relationships.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Download and read online for free numbers by rachel ward. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 2012, and was written by dayna lorentz. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Free download or read online no safety in numbers pdf epub book. After school she studied geography at durham university and, combined working for a number of local authorities with raising a family. Numbers author rachel ward stops by our blog on the tenth anniversary of her debut novel. Walking down the street, if my eyes met someone elses, there it would be, their number. Until she meets spider, another outsider, and takes a. Although numbers is a some what slow book anyone that can handle that, a little violence and action will enjoy it. After school she studied geography at durham university and combined working for a number of local authorities with raising a family.
But while waiting to ride the eye ferris wheel, jem notices that all the other tourists in line flash the. She lives in bath, england with her husband and their two children. Until she meets spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. Rachel ward website, blog, goodreads, twitter rachel ward grew up in bookham, surrey. Rachel ward gives good description on the setting and of the characters. Burdened with such an awful awareness, jem avoids relationships. Numbers by rachel ward at the best online ebook storage. Rachel ward is the author of trilogy book series numbers, published by chicken house publishing. The trilogy, which includes the chaos and concludes with infinity, has sold more than half a million copies worldwide. I put off reading numbers thinking, yeah, another high concept novel which it is. Welcome to the website of rachel ward, author of books for teenagers and young adults. The first book in the series, numbers was published in 2009 and has been shortlisted for the waterstones childrens book prize.
One of these short stories formed the first chapter of numbers, which has. Jemma marsh, known to her friends as jem, is fifteen years old and living with a foster mom, karen, when she meets a young black boy named terry, know to his friends as spider. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 263 pages and is available in hardcover format. Numbers, the debut novel for teens by rachel ward is a book very much concerned with life and death. Although set in presentday, numbers and the other books in the. Though shes not entirely typical, as most troubled teens. Here is a book that has the reader cheering for the underdogsthe bad guysbecause ward does such a fine job of.
Setting everything was up and running now, the traffic in full swing, people out and about. Rachel ward 662 downloads 3156 views 334kb size report this content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Its sequel, the chaos, was published in spring 2011. There is love, but no romance so if youre looking for something mushy, please abandon this book immediatelyits not for you. Fall asleep fast and easy sleep music 528hz miracle tone tranquil sleep healing cleanse duration. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation.
Rachel ward books list of books by author rachel ward. Numbers introduction introduction to the book of numbers. See the complete num8ers series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Rachel lives in bath, england, with her husband and their two children. Numbers is a highconcept, itcouldgoanywhere idea taken down an unexpected and interesting route. Whenever jem meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. I thought it was a really cool idea, that jem could see the date of peoples deaths, but i feel like that wasnt really the most important part of the plot. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The chaos published 2010 and infinity published 2011. Numbers by rachel ward paperback book the parent store. Id always seen the numbers, for as long as i could remember. The premise of the numbers did not really spell romance for me, but even then it could have been more different story lines, not only the 23 heroes or more sf. All of you guys who want something to thrill you, to blow your mind should read this. Like his mother, jem, when fifteenyearold adam looks in peoples eyes he can see the dates of their deaths and now he sees the same date, six months in the future, in nearly everyone around him in the london of 2026.
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